Samar 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Datu Tupas (ex-Chi Linh, ex-Shelter) | PS18 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 8.1943 | 14.11.1943 | 7.1944 // 5.4.1976 | stricken 1977 | |
| Magat Salamat (ex-Chi Lang II, ex-Gayety) | PS20 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 11.1943 | 19.3.1944 | 9.1944 // 5.4.1976 | in service (2019) | |
| Samar (ex-Project) | M33, 1965- PS33 | Gulf SB, Madisonville, USA | 7.1943 | 20.11.1943 | 8.1944 // 24.5.1948 | stricken 1970 |
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Displacement standard, t |
825 |
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Displacement full, t |
903 |
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Length, m |
54.9 wl 56.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
2.97 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Cooper-Bessemer diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 140 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8500 (12) |
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Armament |
PS33: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 26, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 PS18, 20: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 26, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortar |
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Electronic equipment |
PS33: SO radar PS18, 20: SPS-53A, SPN-18 radars |
| Complement | 95 |
Project history: Minesweeping gear removed upon transfer in 1948. One more ship, Pagasa, renamed several times as Santa Maria, Corregidor and Mount Samat, served as presidential yacht and had her stem rebuilt, later used as command vessel. Magat Salamat and Datu Tupas were transferred to South Vietnam in April 1962, escaped to Philippines in November 1975 (officially transferred 5.4.1976) and commissioned by the navy 7.2.1977.
Modernizations: 1990s, Magat Salamat: presumabely - SPS-53A, SPN-18 radars; + 2x SPS-64 radars
Naval service: No significant events.
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