Miguel Malvar-class corvette
නිෂ්පාදිත රට
එක්සත් ජනපදය
නිෂ්පාදකයාPullman Company
තවම පරිවර්තනය කර නැත — ඉංග්රීසියෙන් පෙන්වයි.
The Malvar class was a ship class of patrol corvettes of the Philippine Navy whose last class members were decommissioned in 2021. These ships were formerly used by the US Navy as Admirable-class minesweepers, and PCE-842-class and PCE(R)-848 class patrol craft, which were both based on the Admirable-class hull. In the Philippine Navy, the vessels have undergone upgrades and modifications, and have been re-categorized as corvettes. One ship, the ex-USN USS Quest was converted into a non-combatant Presidential Yacht by the Philippine Navy in 1948 as RPS Pag-asa (APO-21) (later on renamed as RPS Santa Maria, and as RPS/BRP Mount Samat)
In 2021 December 10, the remaining two ships of the class were finally decommissioned. That event was supposed to mark the end of the era of using WW2 combatant ships in the Philippine Navy, but supertyphoon Odette hit the Philippines just 6 days after their decommissioning, and so the Philippine Navy was forced to briefly reactivate BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20) "with a volunteer force composed mainly of its last crew" to serve as a temporary command post for the duration of the relief operations in the severely affected Dinagat Islands.
In 2021 December 10, the remaining two ships of the class were finally decommissioned. That event was supposed to mark the end of the era of using WW2 combatant ships in the Philippine Navy, but supertyphoon Odette hit the Philippines just 6 days after their decommissioning, and so the Philippine Navy was forced to briefly reactivate BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20) "with a volunteer force composed mainly of its last crew" to serve as a temporary command post for the duration of the relief operations in the severely affected Dinagat Islands.







