Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel

Class overview
NameDatu Cabaylo class
BuildersJosefa Slipways Inc., Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines
OperatorsPhilippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Planned24
Building1 unit is under construction
Active19
General characteristics
TypeMulti-mission offshore vessel
Displacement170 tonnes
Length30.0 m (98 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
  • *2 × 4,300 kW (5,800 shp) MTU diesel engines
  • 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster
Speed14+ knots
Endurance
  • 10 days, 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
  • Designed to be on patrol 2,500 hours per year
Complement2 officers, 10 crew
Sensors &
processing systems
  • L-3 C4ISR suite
  • AN/SPS-78 surface search and navigation radar

The Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel is a new class of fisheries patrol vessel being constructed for the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under the Department of Agriculture.

The ships are being constructed by Josefa Slipways Inc.'s shipyard in Sual, Pangasinan province in the Philippines, and is believed to be using a design provided by Australian ship designer Incat Crowther.

The ships are designed to patrol Philippine waters and exclusive economic zone to protect against illegal fishing, and protection of marine resources. The ships will also be assisting the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in maritime patrol, and maritime law enforcement within Philippine waters and exclusive economic zone, as the ships are jointly crewed by personnel from the BFAR and PCG.