BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37)

	BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37)
History
United Kingdom
Name	Starling
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Laid down	1982
Launched	7 September 1983
Commissioned	1984
Decommissioned	1 August 1997
Fate	Transferred to Philippine Navy in 1997.
Philippines
Name	Artemio Ricarte
Namesake	Gen. Artemio Ricarte (1866-1945), a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine - American War. He is also considered to be the "Father of the Philippine Army".
Operator	Philippine Navy
Acquired	1 August 1997
Commissioned	4 August 1997
Status	In service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Jacinto class
Type	Patrol Corvette
Displacement	763 tons full load
Length	205.4 ft (62.6 m)
Beam	32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Draft	8.9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power	3 × CAT 3406C diesel generators each producing 465 bhp (347 kW)
Propulsion	2 × APE-Crossley SEMT-Pielstick 18 PA6 V 280 Diesel engines producing 14,188 bhp (10,580 kW); 2 × shafts; 1 × Schottel S103 LSVEST drop-down, shrouded loiter retractable propeller, 181 shp (135 kW);
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h) sustained speed
Endurance	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × Avon Searaider 5.4m 30 knots (56 km/h) 10-man Semi-rigid boat aft
Complement	31
Sensors and ; processing systems	Ultra Electronics Fire Control System; Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye X & S-band Surface Search & Navigation Radars; Ultra Electronics Series 1700 Electro-Optical Tracking System;
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62cal Compact gun; 1 × MSI DS25 25mm naval gun; 2 × 20 mm Mk 16 cannons on Mk 68 mount; 2 × 12.7 mm/.50cal M2 machine guns;
Armor	Belted Steel

BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37) is third ship of the Jacinto-class corvettes currently assigned to the Offshore Combat Force of the Philippine Fleet. She is one of few ships in the Philippine Navy equipped with modern systems after the completion of combat, navigation and weapon systems upgrade of her class in August 2019. She was originally called HMS Starling (P241) during her service with the Royal Navy.

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