BRP Tarlac (LD-601)

BRP Tarlac (LD-601) is the lead ship of her class of Philippine Navy landing platform docks. She is the second ship to be named after the Philippine province of Tarlac, one of the provinces considered to have significant involvement in the Philippine Revolution on independence against Spain.

History
The ship was laid down by the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia on 5 June 2015, and was launched on 17 January 2016. It underwent sea trials, part of it done during its delivery from Indonesia to the Philippines on May 2016. It was formally welcomed in ceremonies last 16 May 2016, and was commissioned into service with the Philippine Navy on June 1, 2016.

Collision incident
While deployed to support anti-Abu Sayyaf blockage operations in Mindanao, BRP Tarlac suffered a collision on the night of 19 September 2016. According to the reports, she was at anchored off 1,000 yards south of Ensign Majini Pier at Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, Zamboanga City when MT Tasco, a Liberian registered tanker drifted into the path of the ship, resulting in a collision before 8pm. There were no reported casualties and she sustained minor damages to the bow.

Another incident took place when BRP Tarlac collided with BRP Gregorio Del Pilar in Pier 15, South Harbour, Manila.