While waiting for the said approval PNA already requested the price and
availability PNA of the CCV in order to
identify the acquisition cost for
planning slash programming purposes of
the end user. The us government has an outstanding
offer regarding the cyclone class patrol
vessels to the pn under its Excess Defense Article (EDA) program. The cyclone class patrol ships are a
class of united states navy coastal
patrol boats. Most of these ships were launched
between 1992 and 1994.
The primary mission of these ships is
coastal patrol and interdiction
surveillance an important aspect of
literal operations outlined in the
navy's strategy forward from the sea. These ships also provide full mission
support for u.s navy seals and other
special operations forces. The cyclone-class ships are assigned to
naval special warfare.
In last september 2021 the decision was
made to recall all of the remaining
ships of the class due to fatigue damage
to their hulls. The class was designed for a lifespan of
roughly 15 years. All but the newest member of the class USS-Tornado, PC-14 have been in service
longer. The vessels will be inspected and a
decision will be made whether to refit
them or to decommission the ships. The remaining three ships of the class
are slated to be transferred to naval
station Mayport in Florida to work
primarily with drug interdiction work
with u.s naval forces southern command
us Nafso.
The philippine navy has already
expressed its intent to acquire these
ships as early as december last year. At present the philippine navy has one
cyclone class patrol vessel in its
service formerly the X-USS cyclone. Cyclone was eventually sold to the
philippine navy in january 2004 as part
of a u.s military aid package to the
philippines in an effort to bolster
interdiction and counter-terrorism
capabilities. She was re-christened brp general Mariano Alvarez PS-38 on march 8/2004 in
honor of a revolutionary general in the
philippine war of independence against
spain.
Philippine Navy keen on acquiring USN-Cyclone class patrol craft 2021. The philippine navy has expressed its
interest to acquire the newly
decommissioned cyclone-class patrol
vessels of the united states u.s navy. At present the PN has one Cyclone Class Patrol Vessel in its service the BRP general Mariano Alvarez PS-38 formerly USS Cyclone PC-1 which was transferred
to the PN in 2021.
The u.s navy cyclone class patrol ships
are a class of 14 coastal patrol boats
originally 16 but two were canceled. With 55 meters long, 7.6 meters beam and
maximum draft of 2.3 meters they were
powered by four paxman diesel engines
with maximum speed of 35 knots and they
have a range of between 2000 to 2500
nautical miles. The philippine navy has expressed its
interest to acquire the newly
decommissioned cyclone-class patrol
vessels of the united states u.s navy.
The PN has manifested its interest in
the decommissioned Cyclone-Class Patrol Vessels (CCPV) of the us navy as a stop
gap to the decommissioned legacy pn
ships. As to how many that depends on the
seaworthiness and efficiency of the CCPV's that will be offered and this will
be determined by the PN joint visual
inspection team pn chief, vice admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said in a message
to the philippine news agency thursday
night.
Bacordo said he will be happy if the PN acquires at least five of these
cyclone-class patrol vessels which will
be a boost to its fleet. At present the pn has one cyclone class
patrol vessel in its service the brp
general Mariano Alvarez PS-38 formerly
the X-USS Cyclone which was transferred
to the PN in 2004. We have manifested our interest with
jusmag joint u.s military assistance
group and us in Dapakom indo-pacific
command, he added.
The cyclone-class patrol ships are a
class of u.s navy coastal patrol boats
consisting of some 14 ships. These vessels weigh around
328.5 long tons and have a length of 179
feet, a beam of 25 feet and a draft of
7.5 feet. Their maximum speed is placed at 35
knots and they have a range of between 2000 to 2500 nautical miles. Cyclone-class patrol vessels are armed
with two 25 millimeters auto cannons and
several high-powered machine guns.
