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BRP Dagupan City

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section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	US Navy 090421-N-0120A-035 The Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy logistics support vessel BRP Dagupan City (LC 551) maneuvers into position in a formation exercise.jpg
image_caption	BRP Dagupan City (LS-551)
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	Philippines
flag	[[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg	60px]]
name	Dagupan City
namesake	Dagupan is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan.
operator	Philippine Navy
builder	Halter/Moss Point Marine, Escatawpa, MS.
commissioned	5 April 1994
renamed	BRP Dagupan City* (LC-551) - up to April 2016
status
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement	4,265 tons (Full Load)
length	273 ft
beam	60 ft (folded)
draft	12 ft
power	5800 hp
propulsion	2 × GM EMD 16V-645E6 diesel engines
speed	12 kn (maximum), 10 knots (sustained)
range	8300 nmi at 10 kn
boats	2 × LCVPs on davits
capacity	2,280 tons (900 tons for amphibious operations) of vehicles, containers or cargo, plus 150 troops
complement	(30) 6 - Officers/ 24 - Enlisted Personnel
sensors	Raytheon SPS-64(V)2 I-band Navigation Radar
EW	Ship armament=2 × 20 mm Oerlikon Mk10 cannons
*2 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns<ref name	WWphils
aircraft_facilities	Helipad at aft deck

BRP Dagupan City (LS-551) - from April 2016
2 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns BRP Dagupan City (LS-551) is the second and last ship of two , and is based on a helicopter capable variant of the US Army Frank S. Besson class. She is also considered one of the most modern transport ships in the Philippine Navy, having been commissioned during the early 1990s. She was previously known as BRP Dagupan City (LC-551) prior to a classification change implemented by the Philippine Navy starting April 2016

History

BRP Dagupan City was built by Halter/Moss Point Marine of Escatawpa, Mississippi in the United States and was commissioned into Philippine Navy in 1994. Both ships of its class were purchased brand-new by the Philippine government through the FMS program of the United States. Since its commissioning, both ships of its class were rigorously used in military and peacetime operations, and has been joining joint military exercises with foreign navies as well.

Presently it is assigned with the Service Force of the Philippine Fleet.

Renaming Issues

Originally named as the BRP Cagayan de Oro City, she was commissioned with the Philippine Navy as BRP Dagupan City. Recent photos show the words "BRP Cagayan de Oro City" still embossed at the rear end of the ship's steel surface. Details of the renaming were not made public.

Technical details

The ship is powered by two General Motors-EMD 16-645EZ6 diesel engines with a combined power of around 5,800 hp driving two propellers. The main engines can propel the 1,400 ton (4,265 tons full load) ship at a maximum speed of around 12 kn. At a sustained speed of 10 kn, it range is at around 8300 nmi.

As an amphibious transport, it is fairly armed for defensive purposes, and carries four 7.62mm general purpose machine guns at the front side decks, and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannons near its two LCVPs.

The prime mission of the ship is the direct transport and discharge of liquid and dry cargo to shallow terminal areas, remote under-developed coastlines and on inland waterways.

The ship does not require external cranes or port facilities, and even in only four feet of water under full load, the ship is still able to land. This capability expands the choice of landing locations, and at the same time reduces the potential enemy impact on the logistics support operations.

The ships have a capacity to transport up to 48 TEU or 2,280 tons vehicles/general cargo, or up to 900 tons on Logistics Over The Shore (LOTS) / amphibious operations. Its ramps and the main deck are able to withstand roll-on/roll-off operations of even heavy main battle tanks.

Notable operations

Exercises

The Dagupan City, together with BRP Leopoldo Regis, , , , and were part of the naval component of the US-RP Balikatan 2009 (BK09) bi-lateral exercises held in April 2009.

Again Dagupan City, together with BRP Rajah Humabon, , USS Essex, and were part of the naval phase of the US-RP Balikatan 2010 (BK10) bi-lateral exercises held in March 2010.

Deployments

BRP Dagupan City together with BRP Quezon (PS-70) were sent to Singapore and Malaysia from November to December 2009 for an overseas training cruise for students from the Naval Education and Training Command and the Fleet Training Center, and as part of the Philippine contingent at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Malaysia.

Gallery

File:US Navy 090421-N-0120A-206 The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), center, steams in formation.jpg|BRP Dagupan City together with other Philippine and U.S. Navy ships during Balikatan 2009 held in April 2009. File:Balikatan 2009-057.jpg|The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship leads ships formation during photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with Philippines Navy ships during Balikatan 2009 (BK09). File:US Navy 100314-N-0120A-659 U.S. Navy ships and The Republic of Philippines navy ships cruise in formation while taking part in exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10).jpg|BRP Dagupan City lead formation of Philippine and US Navy ships during Balikatan 2010 exercises (BK10). File:Philippine Navy LC-551 at Balikatan 2010-1.jpg|BRP Dagupan City during Balikatan 2010 exercises (BK10). File:Philippine Navy LC-551 at Balikatan 2010-2.jpg|BRP Dagupan City leading US ships during Balikatan 2010 sea-phase exercises (BK10).

References

''Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005''
"Philippines".
Philippine Fleet Official Website. [http://philfleet.mil.ph/ships.htm Commissioned ships and crafts] {{webarchive. link. (15 July 2012 .)
Photobucket.com [http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk9/divingjp/2613a031.jpg ''Pictures by divingjp'']
''DLSU N-ROTC Office''. [http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/sps/rotc/pdf/ms2/namingPNships.pdf Naming and Code Designation of PN Vessels] {{webarchive. link. (28 September 2011 .)
''Naval Technology'' [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/lsv Frank S Besson Class LSV Logistic Support Vessel]
US Navy News Service [https://archive.today/20120805125233/http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=70852 ''Balikatan 2009''].
Commander US 7th Fleet [http://www.c7f.navy.mil/imagery/galleries/monthly/2010/03-march/index21.htm ''Balikatan March Imagery''] {{Webarchive. link. (27 September 2011 .)
''Navyspeak @ Blogspot'' [https://navyspeak.blogspot.com/2010/01/navy-honors-contingent-to-malaysian.html Navy Honors Contingent to Malaysian Exhibit]

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