BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)
BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Miguel Malvar y Carpio, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and the Philippine-American War. The ship is currently undergoing final fit-out works at HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery to the Philippine Navy by December 2024. The ship is expected to be commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force by mid-2025. Construction and designThe BRP Miguel Malvar was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the Incheon-class frigate built for the Republic of Korea Navy, but with heavy design developments and features found on newer newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, reduced overhangs and a low free-board. The ship held its First Steel Cutting Ceremony on 11 May 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.[1] Keel Laying Ceremony on 22 November 2023, which was held at the same time as the First Steel Cutting Ceremony of its sistership, the future BRP Diego Silang (FF-07).[1] The ship was launched on 18 June 2024, with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro leading the ceremony.[1][6] The ship is undergoing final dockside fitting-out works and has been undergoing sea trials as of November 2024, in preparation for its delivery by December 2024. See alsoReferences
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