BRP Manuel Gomez

History
Philippines
NameBRP Manuel Gomez (PC-388)
NamesakeLTSG Manuel Gomez
Commissioned1996
ReclassifiedApril 2016: from PG-388 to PC-388
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class & typeJose Andrada-class coastal patrol craft
Displacement56.4 tons full load
Length78 ft 10 in (24.03 m)
Beam20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) max
Draft5.8 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 1,400 bhp (1,000 kW) Detroit 16V-92TA diesel engines
  • 2 × 35 kW (47 hp) diesel generators
  • 2 shafts
Speed28 knots (52 km/h) maximum
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement12
Sensors &
processing systems
Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)11 Navigation / Surface Search Radar
Armament
  • 1 × Mk.38 Mod.0 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
  • 4 × Mk.26 M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 cal. machine guns
  • 2 × M60 7.62 mm/30 cal. machine guns

BRP Manuel Gomez (PC-388) is the seventeenth ship of the Jose Andrada-class coastal patrol craft of the Philippine Navy. She was commissioned with the Philippine Navy in 1996, and is currently in service with the Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet.

It was initially designated as Fast Patrol Craft, and was numbered "DF-388", but later on was re-designated as a Patrol Gunboat, and was finally re-numbered as "PG-388". Another round of reclassification was made in April 2016, which re-designated the patrol gunboat as the coastal patrol craft "PC-388".