BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151)

The future BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) is the second ship of the Jose Rizal-class frigate, ordered for future service with the Philippine Navy.

The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) during its ceremonial launching at Ulsan, South Korea
 Philippines
Name: BRP Antonio Luna
Namesake: Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta
Ordered: 24 October 2016
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries
Laid down: 23 May 2019
Launched: 8 November 2019
Commissioned: planned late 2020
Identification: FF-151
Status: Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and type: Jose Rizal-class frigate
Displacement: 2,600 tonnes
Length: 107.5 m (352.7 ft)
Beam: 13.8 m (45.3 ft)
Draft: 6.9 m (22.6 ft)
Installed power: 4 × MTU-STX 12V2000-M41B diesel generators, each producing around 650 kW (872 shp)
Propulsion:
Speed: 25 kn (46.3 kph; 28.8 mph)
Range: 4500 nmi (8,334 km)
Endurance: 30 days
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 × RHIB
Complement:
  • Accommodation for 110 persons:
  • Crew: 65
  • Non-organic: 25
  • Additional personnel: 20
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Combat System:
  • Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 2 Integrated CMS
  • Search radar:
  • Hensoldt TRS-3D Baseline D multi-mode phased array C-band radar
  • Navigation radar:
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars
  • Fire control radar:
  • Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar
  • Electro-Optical Tracking System:
  • Safran PASEO NS electro-optical
  • Tactical Data Link:
  • Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative)
  • Air warfare Data Link 16 (planned)
  • Maritime Data Link 22 (planned)
  • Sonar:
  • Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar
  • Thales CAPTAS-2 Towed Array Sonar (planned)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • ESM:
    Elbit Systems Elisra NS9300A
  • Countermeasures:
    2 × Terma C-Guard DL-6T decoy launchers
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter
Aviation facilities: Enclosed hangar and flight deck

The frigate is expected to be delivered to the Philippine Navy by September 2020,[1][2] and will become one of the service's primary warship until the introduction of new and more powerful contemporaries.

Construction and design

BRP Antonio Luna was designed and built by south korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). She was based on the "HDF-2600 Frigate Design", which in turn was derived from the Incheon-class frigate of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

Changes were made on the base design by making use of features found on newer frigates of the ROKN like the Daegu-class frigate, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines and smooth surface design, as well as reduced overhangs. She also features a low free-board design similar also to the Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Project number P160 was assigned on her construction by HHI, with the steel cutting ceremony held on 17 September 2018 in HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The keel laying ceremony was held on 23 May 2019.

The launching ceremony happened on 8 November 2019.[3][4] The ship is expected to be delivered to the Philippine Navy by September 2020 and be commissioned on November 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Korean shipbuilder eyes April 2020 delivery of BRP Jose Rizal – Navy chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 6 June 2019.
  2. "PHL Navy's second missile frigate launched in South Korea". GMA News Online.
  3. "PH's 2nd missile frigate launch set in November". Philippine News Agency. August 29, 2019.
  4. "Philippines will launch its second frigate BRP Antonio Luna FF-151 in November 2019". Navy Recognition. August 31, 2019.
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