| BRP Lake Caliraya (AF-81) | |
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File:BRP-LAKE-CALIRAYA-1024x580.jpg BRP Lake Caliraya (AF-81) | |
| Career (Philippines) |  |
| Name: | MT PNOC Lapu-Lapu |
| Operator: | PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp. |
| Builder: | Taizhou Zhongxing Shipyard, China[1] |
| Launched: | 2007 |
| Completed: | November 2007 |
| Commissioned: | January 2008 |
| Decommissioned: | 2014 |
| Fate: | transferred to Philippine Navy |
| Career (Philippines) | |
| Name: | BRP Lake Caliraya (AF-81) |
| Namesake: | Lake Caliraya, a man-made lake in Laguna province, Philippines[2] |
| Operator: | Philippine Navy |
| Acquired: | March 26, 2014 |
| Commissioned: | May 23, 2015 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Small Replenishment Tanker |
| Length: | 98.95 m (324.6 ft)[3] |
| Beam: | 15.62 m (51.2 ft)[3] |
| Draft: | 4.6 m (15 ft)[3] |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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BRP Lake Caliraya (AF-81) is a Philippine Navy small replenishment tanker. She was formerly a double-hulled oil products tanker of the now defunct Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) Shipping and Transport Corporation,[3] and was donated to the Philippine Navy in 2014[4] together with 2 other tankers of the company. She is currently the only Chinese-made naval asset of the Philippine Navy.
She has a deadweight of 4,570 tons.[3] The ship is a single product replenishment platform that has a depot-to-ship, ship-to-depot, and a ship-to-ship refueling capabilities, and with Lt. Cmdr. Mamerto A Goleta (PN) as its first commanding officer. The ship will be manned by selected officers and men of the Sealift Amphibious Force.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "PNOC LAPU LAPU - 9481740 - OIL PRODUCTS TANKER". maritime-connector.com. http://maritime-connector.com/ship/pnoc-lapu-lapu-9481740/print/. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Navy replenishment capability gets boost with BRP Lake Caliraya". DWDD 1134. 2015-05-25. http://dwdd.com.ph/2015/navy-replenishment-capability-gets-boost-with-brp-lake-caliraya/. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "PNOC Lapu Lapu". Marine Traffic. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/shipid:721770/mmsi:548266100/imo:9481740/vessel:PNOC_LAPU_LAPU. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ↑ "Philippine Navy adds first oil tanker to fleet". Philstar.com (The Philippine Star). 2015-05-25. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/05/25/1458606/philippine-navy-adds-first-oil-tanker-fleet. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
External links[]
- Philippine Navy Official website
- Timawa Philippine Defense Forum
- Naming and Code Designation of PN Ships
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