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* Rafael Toplite electro-optical tracking system (EOTS)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/april/13047-israel-delivers-2-new-more-acero-class-patrol-gunboats-to-philippines.html | title=Israel delivers two new Acero class patrol gunboats to Philippines | date=13 April 2023 }}</ref>
* Rafael Toplite electro-optical tracking system (EOTS)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/april/13047-israel-delivers-2-new-more-acero-class-patrol-gunboats-to-philippines.html | title=Israel delivers two new Acero class patrol gunboats to Philippines | date=13 April 2023 }}</ref>
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'''BRP ''Nestor Acero'' (PG-901)''' is lead ship of the {{sclass|Acero|patrol gunboat}} of the [[Philippine Navy]]. She was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 28 November 2022 and is currently in active service with the Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet.<ref name=PDR>{{cite web |url=https://www.phdefresource.com/2019/11/fast-attack-interdiction-craft-missile.html |title=Fast Attack Interdiction Craft - Missile (FAIC-M) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy |work=Philippine Defense Resource |date=2019-06-19 |access-date=2022-12-23}}</ref>
'''BRP ''Nestor Acero'' (PG-901)''' is lead ship of the {{sclass|Acero|gunboat|0}} patrol gunboats of the [[Philippine Navy]]. She was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 28 November 2022 and is currently in active service with the Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet.<ref name=PDR>{{cite web |url=https://www.phdefresource.com/2019/11/fast-attack-interdiction-craft-missile.html |title=Fast Attack Interdiction Craft - Missile (FAIC-M) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy |work=Philippine Defense Resource |date=2019-06-19 |access-date=2022-12-23}}</ref>


==Namesake==
==Namesake==
[[File:Nestor Acero AFP Medal of Valor recipient.jpg|150px|left]]
[[File:Nestor Acero AFP Medal of Valor recipient.jpg|150px|left]]
Private First Class [[Nestor Acero|Nestor F. Acero]], PN (Marines) was an [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] Marine of the [[Philippine Marine Corps]] and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for [[courage]], the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor|Medal of Valor]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fonbuena |first=Carmela |date=20 December 2017 |title=FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges |publisher=[[Rappler]] |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fast-facts/191786-medal-valor-awardees-privileges |url-status=live |accessdate=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.md/Hhnnw |archive-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> Acero was assigned as [[rifleman]] in the 7th Marine Company in [[Jolo, Sulu]] on 26–27 November 1972 when his company along with the 8th Marine Company assaulted a hill defended by approximately 500 [[Moro people|Moro]] rebels. The marines encountered heavy resistance and took casualties. A withdrawal was eventually ordered from Battalion level. Acero however, was nursing a wounded comrade and elected to cover the withdrawal of the rest of his unit. He was [[killed in action]].
Private First Class [[Nestor Acero|Nestor F. Acero]], PN (Marines) was an [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] Marine of the [[Philippine Marine Corps]] and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for [[courage]], the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor|Medal of Valor]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fonbuena |first=Carmela |date=20 December 2017 |title=FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges |publisher=[[Rappler]] |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fast-facts/191786-medal-valor-awardees-privileges |url-status=live |accessdate=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230803125507/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/191786-medal-valor-awardees-privileges/ |archive-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
Acero was assigned as [[rifleman]] in the 7th Marine Company in [[Jolo, Sulu]] on 26–27 November 1972 when his company along with the 8th Marine Company assaulted a hill defended by approximately 500 [[Moro people|Moro]] rebels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2022 |title=The Philippine Navy Has Commissioned Its First Two Missile-Capable Gunboats |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/news/missile-gunboats-philippines--a00203-20221205 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241014125211/https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/news/missile-gunboats-philippines--a00203-20221205?s=bsdv36s65bvndu9bi5ess1q35f |archive-date=14 October 2024 |access-date=14 October 2024 |website=Esquire Philippines}}</ref> The marines encountered heavy resistance and took casualties. A withdrawal was eventually ordered from Battalion level. Acero however, was nursing a wounded comrade and elected to cover the withdrawal of the rest of his unit. He was [[killed in action]].


==History==
==History==
In 2019, the [[Philippine Navy]] raised a requirement to procure a new class of coastal patrol interdiction craft (CPIC) that would be missile-capable and are based on Israel's [[Shaldag-class patrol boat|''Shaldag V'']] patrol boat design, and would replace the [[Tomas Batilo-class patrol craft|''Tomas Batilo''-class]] fast attack crafts that have been retired in service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philippine Navy commissions two Shaldag Mk V attack craft |url=https://www.imdexasia.com/newsbyte/philippine-navy-commissions-two-shaldag-mk-v-attack-craft |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/tAiqS |archive-date=2023-08-03 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.imdexasia.com}}</ref>
In 2019, the [[Philippine Navy]] raised a requirement to procure a new class of coastal patrol interdiction craft (CPIC) that would be missile-capable and are based on Israel's [[Shaldag-class patrol boat|''Shaldag V'']] patrol boat design,<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2023 |title=Knowing the Shaldag-class Fast Patrol Boats |url=https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2019/07/knowing-shaldag-class-fast-patrol-boats.html?m=1 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=Pitz Defense Analysis}}</ref> and would replace the [[Tomas Batilo-class patrol craft|''Tomas Batilo''-class]] fast attack crafts that have been retired in service.<ref name=PDR/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philippine Navy commissions two Shaldag Mk V attack craft |url=https://www.imdexasia.com/newsbyte/philippine-navy-commissions-two-shaldag-mk-v-attack-craft |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230803125217/https://www.imdexasia.com/newsbyte/philippine-navy-commissions-two-shaldag-mk-v-attack-craft |archive-date=2023-08-03 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.imdexasia.com}}</ref>


A contract was signed between the (DND), Israel Shipyards Ltd. and Israeli Ministry of Defense on 9 February 2021, with the Notice to Proceed to start the effectivity of the contract released on 27 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=2022-06-29 |title=Israel Shipyards Launches First Two Fast Patrol Craft for Philippine Navy |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/israel-shipyards-launches-first-two-fast-patrol-craft-for-philippine-navy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/R3svQ |archive-date=2023-08-04 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>
A contract was signed between the (DND), Israel Shipyards Ltd. and Israeli Ministry of Defense on 9 February 2021, with the Notice to Proceed to start the effectivity of the contract released on 27 April 2021.<ref name=PDR/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=2022-06-29 |title=Israel Shipyards Launches First Two Fast Patrol Craft for Philippine Navy |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/israel-shipyards-launches-first-two-fast-patrol-craft-for-philippine-navy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230804084031/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/israel-shipyards-launches-first-two-fast-patrol-craft-for-philippine-navy/ |archive-date=2023-08-04 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>


The first boat of the class, the ''Nestor Acero'' (901), was launched on 26 June 2022, and became the basis for the class' name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2022 |title=2 new Navy missile boats from Israel now ready for active service |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1189569 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Philippine News Agency}}</ref> The boat arrived in the Philippines together with its sistership ''Lolinato To-ong'' (PG-902) in early September 2022, and was christened as the BRP ''Nestor Acero'' (PG-901) on 6 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=Philippine Navy christens first two Acero-class patrol gunboats |url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/september/12170-philippine-navy-christens-first-two-acero-class-patrol-gunboats.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/pupKL |archive-date=1 August 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}}</ref> Both boats were commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 28 November 2022 and was assigned with the Littoral Combat Force.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadongdong |first=Martin |date=28 November 2022 |title=Navy commissions 2 new patrol gunboats |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/28/navy-commissions-2-new-patrol-gunboats |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/OrdAv |archive-date=9 May 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Manila Bulletin}}</ref>
The first boat of the class, the ''Nestor Acero'' (901), was launched on 26 June 2022, and became the basis for the class' name.<ref name=PDR/><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2022 |title=2 new Navy missile boats from Israel now ready for active service |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1189569 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Philippine News Agency}}</ref> The boat arrived in the Philippines together with its sistership ''Lolinato To-ong'' (PG-902) in early September 2022, and was christened as the BRP ''Nestor Acero'' (PG-901) on 6 September 2022.<ref name=PDR/><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=Philippine Navy christens first two Acero-class patrol gunboats |url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/september/12170-philippine-navy-christens-first-two-acero-class-patrol-gunboats.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230801125530/https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/september/12170-philippine-navy-christens-first-two-acero-class-patrol-gunboats.html |archive-date=1 August 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}}</ref> Both boats were commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 28 November 2022 and was assigned with the Littoral Combat Force.<ref name=PDR/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadongdong |first=Martin |date=28 November 2022 |title=Navy commissions 2 new patrol gunboats |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/28/navy-commissions-2-new-patrol-gunboats |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230509141720/https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/28/navy-commissions-2-new-patrol-gunboats |archive-date=9 May 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=Manila Bulletin}}</ref> These were the first two ships delivered and commissioned out of nine initial Fast Attack Interdiction Crafts ordered by the Philippine Navy for this project.<ref name=":0" />


The hull number's use of "PG" indicates that the boats are classified as Patrol Gunboats based on Philippine Navy's 2016 naming classification standards.
The hull number's use of "PG" indicates that the boats are classified as Patrol Gunboats based on Philippine Navy's 2016 naming classification standards.
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The ship class was designed to carry one bow-mounted [[Mk44 Bushmaster II|Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon]] mounted on [[Typhoon Weapon Station|Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C]] remote-controlled weapon station, and two M2HB Browning 12.7&nbsp;mm/50-cal. heavy machine guns mounted on [[Typhoon Weapon Station|Rafael Mini Typhoon]] remote-controlled weapon stations.
The ship class was designed to carry one bow-mounted [[Mk44 Bushmaster II|Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon]] mounted on [[Typhoon Weapon Station|Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C]] remote-controlled weapon station, and two M2HB Browning 12.7&nbsp;mm/50-cal. heavy machine guns mounted on [[Typhoon Weapon Station|Rafael Mini Typhoon]] remote-controlled weapon stations.


It is also one of the few ships of the class that has a Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for [[Spike (missile)|Spike-NLOS]] surface-to-surface missiles, which is its primary weapon system that provides a combat reach of up to 25 kilometers (16 miles).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lye |first=Harry |date=3 May 2023 |title=IMDEX 2023: Two more Shaldag Mk V interceptors arrive in the Philippines |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/imdex-2023-two-more-shaldag-mk-v-interceptors-arrive-in-the-philippines/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/8ekoP |archive-date=3 August 2023 |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Shephard Media}}</ref>
It is also one of the few ships of the class that did not have a Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for [[Spike (missile)|Spike-NLOS]] surface-to-surface missiles upon its commissioning, although the boat was fitted for the missile launcher there are plans to integrate such weapon in the future.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=18 December 2022 |title=Additional Shaldag-class Fast Attack Interdiction Crafts for the Philippine Navy? |url=https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2022/12/additional-shaldag-class-faicm-phnavy.html?m=1 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=Pitz Defense Analysis}}</ref>

==Operational deployments==

The ''Nestor Acero'' was deployed to the Naval Forces Western Mindanao Command's area of responsibility and arrived Ensign Majini Pier, Naval Station Romulo Espaldon in Zamboanga City on December 08, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Teofilo Jr |date=December 9, 202 |title=Naval Forces Western Mindanao gets missile-capable gunboat |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1190412 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221212022749/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1190412 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Philippine News Agency}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 14:19, 8 November 2024

BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901)
History
Philippines
NameBRP Nestor Acero
NamesakePrivate First Class Nestor Acero, PN (Marines), Philippine Medal of Valor Awardee
BuilderIsrael Shipyards Ltd.
Launched26 June 2022
Acquired06 September 2022
Commissioned28 November 2022
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAcero-class gunboat
Displacement95 tons full load[1]
Length32.65 m (107 ft 1 in)[2]
Beam6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) max[2]
Draft0.38 m (1.25 ft)[1]
Propulsion
  • 2 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines
  • 2 x MJP-J650 waterjets
Speedgreater than 40 knots (74 km/h) maximum
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement12[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Furuno Navnet 3D X-band navigation/surface search radar[2]
  • Rafael Toplite electro-optical tracking system (EOTS)[3]
Armament
  • 1 x Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for 8 x Spike-NLOS surface-to-surface missiles (fitted for but not with)
  • 1 × Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station
  • 2 × M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 cal. heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations
  • 2 × M60 7.62 mm/30 cal. GP machine guns

BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) is lead ship of the Acero-class patrol gunboats of the Philippine Navy. She was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 28 November 2022 and is currently in active service with the Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet.[4]

Namesake

[edit]

Private First Class Nestor F. Acero, PN (Marines) was an enlisted Marine of the Philippine Marine Corps and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor.[5]

Acero was assigned as rifleman in the 7th Marine Company in Jolo, Sulu on 26–27 November 1972 when his company along with the 8th Marine Company assaulted a hill defended by approximately 500 Moro rebels.[6] The marines encountered heavy resistance and took casualties. A withdrawal was eventually ordered from Battalion level. Acero however, was nursing a wounded comrade and elected to cover the withdrawal of the rest of his unit. He was killed in action.

History

[edit]

In 2019, the Philippine Navy raised a requirement to procure a new class of coastal patrol interdiction craft (CPIC) that would be missile-capable and are based on Israel's Shaldag V patrol boat design,[7] and would replace the Tomas Batilo-class fast attack crafts that have been retired in service.[4][8]

A contract was signed between the (DND), Israel Shipyards Ltd. and Israeli Ministry of Defense on 9 February 2021, with the Notice to Proceed to start the effectivity of the contract released on 27 April 2021.[4][9]

The first boat of the class, the Nestor Acero (901), was launched on 26 June 2022, and became the basis for the class' name.[4][10] The boat arrived in the Philippines together with its sistership Lolinato To-ong (PG-902) in early September 2022, and was christened as the BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) on 6 September 2022.[4][11] Both boats were commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 28 November 2022 and was assigned with the Littoral Combat Force.[4][12] These were the first two ships delivered and commissioned out of nine initial Fast Attack Interdiction Crafts ordered by the Philippine Navy for this project.[13]

The hull number's use of "PG" indicates that the boats are classified as Patrol Gunboats based on Philippine Navy's 2016 naming classification standards.

Design

[edit]

Armament

[edit]

The ship class was designed to carry one bow-mounted Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station, and two M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50-cal. heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations.

It is also one of the few ships of the class that did not have a Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for Spike-NLOS surface-to-surface missiles upon its commissioning, although the boat was fitted for the missile launcher there are plans to integrate such weapon in the future.[13]

Operational deployments

[edit]

The Nestor Acero was deployed to the Naval Forces Western Mindanao Command's area of responsibility and arrived Ensign Majini Pier, Naval Station Romulo Espaldon in Zamboanga City on December 08, 2022.[14]

[edit]
  • BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901)
    BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901)

References

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  1. ^ a b Legien, Wolfgang (2011). "Shaldag Fast Patrol Craft" (PDF). Naval Forces IV. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. ^ a b c d "Vessel Review Nester Acero – Philippine Navy Welcomes Missile-Capable Attack Boats Into Service". Baird Maritime. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  3. ^ "Israel delivers two new Acero class patrol gunboats to Philippines". 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Fast Attack Interdiction Craft - Missile (FAIC-M) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  5. ^ Fonbuena, Carmela (20 December 2017). "FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges". Rappler. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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