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22 November 2023
by Ridzwan Rahmat
Hyundai Heavy Industries marking the keel laying of the first 3,200 tonne corvette on order for the Philippine Navy. (Hyundai Heavy Industries)
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has laid down the keel for the first of two 3,200 tonne corvettes on order for the Philippine Navy.
A ceremony to mark the occasion was held on 22 November at the shipbuilder’s facilities in Ulsan, South Korea, the company disclosed on the same day.
At the event, a ceremony to mark the first steel cut for the second vessel was also carried out.
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) signed a PHP28 billion (USD505 million) contract for two new corvettes with HHI in 2021.
The warship to be supplied is derived from HHI’s HDC-3100 concept but tailored for the Philippine Navy’s requirements. It will have an overall length of 118.4 m and a width of 14.9 m, according to details provided by HHI in its statement on 22 November.
It will have a cruising speed of 15 kt and a range of 4,500 n mile. The corvette will likely have a top speed of about 25 kt.
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