BRP Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76)

BRP Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76) was the first of three ex-USN Cannon-class destroyer escorts that served with the Philippine Navy, the others being BRP Datu Sikatuna (PS-77/PF-5) and BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-78/PF-11). She was also the flagship of the Philippine Navy from 1967 to 1981.

RPS Datu Kalantiaw c. 1968
History
United States
NameBooth
Ordered1942
BuilderFederal Drydock & Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down30 January 1943
Launched21 June 1943
Commissioned19 September 1943
Decommissioned4 March 1946
Stricken15 July 1978
FateLoaned to Philippine Navy in 1967, sold as FMA 1978.
Philippines
NameDatu Kalantiaw
NamesakeKalantiaw was a legendary chieftain in the island of Negros who supposedly created in 1433 the first legal code known as the Code of Kalantiaw.
Acquired15 December 1967
Commissioned1967
FateRan aground by Typhoon Clara on 21 September 1981, 19.39017440035165°N 121.39150737073103°E / 19.39017440035165; 121.39150737073103
General characteristics
Class and typeDatu Kalantiaw-class destroyer escort/frigate
Displacement1,240 tons standard, 1,620 tons full load
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36.66 ft (11.17 m)
Draft8.75 ft (2.67 m)
Installed power6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion4 × GM 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (maximum)
Range10,800 mi (9,400 nmi; 17,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament
  • 3 × Mk.22 3"/50 caliber gun dual purpose guns
  • 1 × Mk.1 Twin Bofors 40 mm gun
  • 8 × Mk.4 Oerlikon 20 mm
  • 1 × Hedgehog projector Mk10 (144 rounds)
  • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks
  • 3 × Mk.15 21-inch torpedo tubes
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