The most heavily armed warship of the Philippines
is bound to do its tour of duty in Palawan and Mindanao.
The newest acquisition of the Philippine Navy(PN)
BRP Conrado Tap (PS-39) will deployed to Minadanao and Palawan waters after it
has been subjected to an engine test run which will take the corvette all over
the Philippines this according to Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command,
Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad.
"What we are going to do is to (first)
subject the ship to an engine run test which will take the vessel all over the
Philippines, we can order the BRP Conrado Yap to go to Palawan, Cebu, Mindanao
and the eastern part of the country, in the Philippine Rise and then
back," the PN chief added.
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| BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39) (photo credit to owner) |
Once the engine test run is completed, the PN
leadership will decide on whether the ship will be deployed to Western Command (WesCom)area-of-operations
or in the Mindanao area.
The Western Command is headquartered in Puerto
Princesa, Palawan and covers the Kalayaan Island Group and parts of the West
Philippine Sea.
The Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command,
said the BRP Conrado Yap is an ideal ship to deploy in both areas due to its
various automated systems, including its weapons, making it very accurate to
use against surface threats, including small ones.
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