Del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessel

Class overview
NameGregorio del Pilar class
BuildersAvondale Shipyards
Operators Philippine Navy
In commission2011–present
Planned3
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeOffshore Patrol Vessel
Displacement3,250 tons
Length378 ft (115.2 m)
Beam43 ft (13.1 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) via twin gas-turbines
Range12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) @ 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) via diesel
Endurance45 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIBs
Complement80
Sensors &
processing systems
  • CMS:
    Naval Shield Baseline 2 integrated combat management system
  • Main radar:
    SeaGIRAFFE AMB multi-role 3D air-&-surface search-&-track
  • Secondary Radars:
  • (Hull 15 & 16):
    SharpEye™ Mk.2 X-band (25kW) & S-band (200W) solid-state pulse-Doppler navigation & surface-search
  • (Hull 17):
    Furuno FAR3220BB X-band (25kW) & S-band (200W) solid-state navigation & surface-search
  • Fire Control suite:
    USN Mk.92 Mod.1 Fire Control System by Sperry
  • Optronic Sensors:
    SeaFLIR®230 color TV camera, low-light camera, thermal imager, LRF, laser pointer, NVIS
  • Sonar:
    ELAC Hunter 2.0 hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
ArmourCBRNE defense system
Aircraft carried1 × AW109E Power naval helicopter
Aviation facilities
  • Helideck
  • Hangar: partly-fixed and partly-retractable
NotesSteel hull, aluminium superstructure

The Del Pilar-class are offshore patrol vessels currently in service with the Philippine Navy and previously in service with the US Coast Guard as Hamilton-class high endurance cutters. The Department of National Defense is currently in the process of upgrading their systems and capabilities under a modernization project awarded to Hanwha Systems of South Korea.