History | |
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Philippines | |
Name | Datu Bankaw |
Namesake | Datu Bankaw, chieftain (datu) of Limasawa Island and parts of present-day Southern Leyte province |
Operator | Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources |
Ordered | 2020 |
Builder | Josefa Slipways Inc., Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines |
Launched | 2022 |
Identification | Hull number: MMOV-3004 |
Status | Active as of September 2023 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Datu Cabaylo-class offshore patrol vessel |
Length | 30.0 m (98 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × diesel engine |
BRP Datu Bankaw (MMOV-3004) (also known as DA-BFAR MMOV-3004) is the fourth ship of a new class of 30-meter multi-mission offshore civilian patrol vessels operated by the Philippine government's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.[1]