The BRP Mamanwa LC-294 was christened
and commissioned into service more than
a week ago by the sealift amphibious
force of the philippine fleet in sangley
point, Cavite. The commissioning was witnessed by
officials including ltc being hoon
defense adashe of the republic of korea
and rear admiral Alberto Carlos
philippine fleet commander.
Philippine fleet spokesman LTC Dr Ryan Luna said members of the mamanwa tribe
were also invited during the event but
due to the pandemic they just witnessed
the ceremonies online. The Mamanwa was the former mulgee class
landing craft utility LCU-70 of the
republic of korea which the country
acquired through a grant from the south
korean. The navy had the ship refurbished before
it entered the service.
Luna said Mamanwa
is still waiting for instruction for its
area of deployment. brp mamanwa LC-294 is
classified as a landing craft utility
and has a maiden crew of 10 navy
personnel with augmentation from other
sealift amphibious force vessels as well
as the fleet's maintenance repair team
from headquarters sealift amphibious
force, luna said.
The ship is skippered by its first
commanding officer navy CDR, Levangic DC Quebiente, the LCU is a type of boat
capable of transporting equipment
tractor-wheeled vehicles and troops from
amphibious assault ships all the way to
beachheads or piers. The former South Korean LCU was donated to the navy in
june 2014 and subsequently underwent
machinery and equipment repairs in
cavite.
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