BRP Rizal

The BRP Rizal (PS-74) was the lead ship and first of two Rizal class ships in service with the Philippine Navy. She was an ex-USN Auk class minesweeper that was produced during World War II, and was classified as a patrol corvette protecting the vast waters of the Philippines. Along with other ex-World War II veteran ships of the Philippine Navy, she was considered one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world, until 2020.

This article is about the decommissioned Philippine Navy Rizal Class Corvette with the registry number PS 74. For the active Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class frigate, FF-150, see BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150).
BRP Rizal taken in 2016
History
United States
NameMurrelet
BuilderSavannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, GA
Laid down24 August 1944
Launched29 December 1944
Commissioned24 August 1945
Decommissioned14 March 1957
Stricken1 December 1964
FateTransferred to Philippine Navy in 1965.
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Philippines
NameRizal
NamesakeProvince of Rizal in Luzon Island
OperatorPhilippine Navy
Commissioned18 June 1965
Decommissioned29 January 2020
Renamed
  • RPS Rizal (PS-69) from 1965
  • BRP Rizal (PS-74) from 1996
StatusRetired
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General characteristics
Class and typeRizal class
TypePatrol Corvette
Displacement890 tons standard, 1,250 tons full load
Length221.67 ft (67.57 m)
Beam32.67 ft (9.96 m)
Draft10.75 ft (3.28 m)
Installed power5,800 shp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion2 × EMD 16V-645C Diesel Engines
Speed18 knots (33 km/h) maximum
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement80
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Raytheon SPS-5C G/H-band Surface Search Radar
  • Raytheon SPS-64(V)11 Radar
  • DAS 3 I-band Navigation Radar
  • SQS-17B hull-mounted Sonar (high frequency)
  • Mk52 GFCS for 3"/50 guns
  • Mk51 GFCS for 40 mm guns
Armament
  • 2 × 3"/50 caliber gun Mk22 dual purpose guns
  • 2 × Mk1 Mod2 Twin 60 caliber Bofors 40 mm gun
  • 2 × Twin 70 caliber 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
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