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LOOK: PH Navy's 'most powerful ship' BRP Conrado Yap arrives at last
LOOK: PH Navy's 'most powerful ship' BRP Conrado Yap arrives at last
Chiara Zambrano,
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 20, 2019 11:58 PM PHT

BRP Conrado Yap, the Philippines’ most heavily armed warship to date, arrives st the port of Manila. It is expected to provide the necessary transition for the Navy into anti-submarine warfare @abscbnnews pic.twitter.com/jYSbj4HFIS
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
BRP Conrado Yap, the Philippines’ most heavily armed warship to date, arrives st the port of Manila. It is expected to provide the necessary transition for the Navy into anti-submarine warfare @abscbnnews pic.twitter.com/jYSbj4HFIS
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
MANILA - Regarded by the Philippine Navy as its “most powerful ship” to date, the ex-Pohang-class corvette BRP Conrado Yap (PS39) docked in the Port of Manila Tuesday after being acquired from South Korea.
MANILA - Regarded by the Philippine Navy as its “most powerful ship” to date, the ex-Pohang-class corvette BRP Conrado Yap (PS39) docked in the Port of Manila Tuesday after being acquired from South Korea.
A Navy helicopter drops flower petals over the BRP Conrado Yap to welcome it into the Philippines @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/PJiSGhHf9Q
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
A Navy helicopter drops flower petals over the BRP Conrado Yap to welcome it into the Philippines @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/PJiSGhHf9Q
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
The 32-year old warship is recognized by the navy as its most powerful ship to date because of its sonars and torpedo launchers are capable of anti-submarine warfare.
The 32-year old warship is recognized by the navy as its most powerful ship to date because of its sonars and torpedo launchers are capable of anti-submarine warfare.
Various sonars and radars also make the BRP Conrado Yap better equipped to scan the surface of the sea and beneath it @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/nlwu8iTbiP
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
Various sonars and radars also make the BRP Conrado Yap better equipped to scan the surface of the sea and beneath it @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/nlwu8iTbiP
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
Three torpedo launchers are on each side of the BRP Yap, while the bow and stern, or front and back of the ship, have a 76mm Oto Melara and 40mm twin-barrel Breda secondary guns each. These guns are suited for anti-ship and anti-surface warfare.
Three torpedo launchers are on each side of the BRP Yap, while the bow and stern, or front and back of the ship, have a 76mm Oto Melara and 40mm twin-barrel Breda secondary guns each. These guns are suited for anti-ship and anti-surface warfare.
The BRP Conrado Yap’s main anti-air and anti-surface weapons: a 76mm Oto Melara and a 40mm Breda twin barrel gun at the bow (front) and stern (back) of the ship. [musical score not part of capabilities 🤣] @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/CoQnu6xFOb
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
The BRP Conrado Yap’s main anti-air and anti-surface weapons: a 76mm Oto Melara and a 40mm Breda twin barrel gun at the bow (front) and stern (back) of the ship. [musical score not part of capabilities 🤣] @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/CoQnu6xFOb
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
The ship is expected to aid the Philippine Navy in bridging the newly acquired capabilities and those still on the way. It can partner with the new Agusta 159 helicopters which also have anti-submarine detection capabilities.
The ship is expected to aid the Philippine Navy in bridging the newly acquired capabilities and those still on the way. It can partner with the new Agusta 159 helicopters which also have anti-submarine detection capabilities.
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The BRP Conrado Yap’s anti-submarine weaponry: a triple-tube Mk 32 grenade launcher at starboard (right side) and portside (left side). @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/QpU4YLBfaR
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
The BRP Conrado Yap’s anti-submarine weaponry: a triple-tube Mk 32 grenade launcher at starboard (right side) and portside (left side). @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/QpU4YLBfaR
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
It will also complement the capabilities of the two brand-new frigates that are being built by Korean company Hyundai.
It will also complement the capabilities of the two brand-new frigates that are being built by Korean company Hyundai.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana hopes that the BRP Yap will be deployed in Palawan and Sulu Sea, but the navy is still waiting for more improvements to be made on the warship before it is deployed.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana hopes that the BRP Yap will be deployed in Palawan and Sulu Sea, but the navy is still waiting for more improvements to be made on the warship before it is deployed.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana troops the line of Philippine Navy sailors and Marines before the arrival of BRP Conrado Yap (PS39), the newly acquired corvette from Korea. The PS39 is a platform capable of anti-surface and anti-air operations @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/bqfSPLaL12
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana troops the line of Philippine Navy sailors and Marines before the arrival of BRP Conrado Yap (PS39), the newly acquired corvette from Korea. The PS39 is a platform capable of anti-surface and anti-air operations @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/bqfSPLaL12
— Chiara Zambrano (@chiarazambrano) August 20, 2019
It is named after the late Army Capt. Conrado Yap, who died in battle trying to rescue and defend another besieged Philippine Army unit in the Korean War. For his bravery, Captain Yap posthumously received a Medal for Valor, the highest military honor that the military confers.
It is named after the late Army Capt. Conrado Yap, who died in battle trying to rescue and defend another besieged Philippine Army unit in the Korean War. For his bravery, Captain Yap posthumously received a Medal for Valor, the highest military honor that the military confers.
The ship was decommissioned by the Korean Navy in 2016 and commissioned by the Philippine Navy in 2019. Lorenzana expressed hope that the Korean Navy would let the Philippines acquire two more corvettes of its kind.
The ship was decommissioned by the Korean Navy in 2016 and commissioned by the Philippine Navy in 2019. Lorenzana expressed hope that the Korean Navy would let the Philippines acquire two more corvettes of its kind.
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