page_title: List of equipment of the Philippine Navy
section_title: Tomas Batilo class fast assault craft
hierarchical_section_title: List of equipment of the Philippine Navy / Littoral Warfare Vessels / Tomas Batilo class fast assault craft
caption_attribution_description: English: CELEBES SEA (July 8, 2012) Philippine Navy ships BRP Salvador Abcede (PG 114), BRP Miguel Malvar (PS 19), and BRP IloIlo (PS 32); Philippine Coast Guard ship PCG Pampanga (SARV 003); and USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) steam together with and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (not pictured) to mark the conclusion of the at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Timor Leste joins the exercise for the first time in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gregory A. Harden II/Released)
context_page_description: This is a list of equipment of the Philippine Navy, including current assets of the Philippine Fleet and the Naval Air Group, as well as those that are planned to be acquired.
context_section_description: Originally from South Korea and are known as the Chamsuri-class patrol killer medium (PKM-200 series) fast attack craft. These boats were designed for coastal patrol against North Korean patrol boats. 8 were handed-over to the Philippine Navy starting 1995. Designed and built by Korea Tacoma Shipyard in South Korea from the late 1970s, these boats are heavily armed for their size as their intention is to overwhelm similar-sized boats with heavy firepower. Armaments and fit-out differ on several boats, both due to modifications made by the Republic of Korea Navy based on batches and due to changes made by the Philippine Navy over the years to fit their requirement. Some of the boats were already retired as the Philippine Navy undergo modernization and acquisition of new replacements.
  Origin:  South Korea
caption: BRP Salvador Abcede
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