2009, ISBN: 9781156342695

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Datu Kalantiaw Class Frigates, Brp Rajah Humabon, Uss Booth, Uss Atherton, Brp Datu Sikatuna, Uss Amick, Brp Datu Kalantiaw. Excerpt: The BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11) is the current flagship, and the largest warship of the Philippine Navy. Also, she is the last Destroyer Escort/Frigate active in its fleet Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Datu Kalantiaw Class Frigates, Brp Rajah Humabon, Uss Booth, Uss Atherton, Brp Datu Sikatuna, Uss Amick, Brp Datu Kalantiaw. Excerpt: The BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11) is the current flagship, and the largest warship of the Philippine Navy. Also, she is the last Destroyer Escort/Frigate active in its fleet and is one of the oldest active warships in the world. She is one of three ex-USN Cannon-class destroyer escorts that served the Philippine Navy, the others being BRP Datu Sikatuna (PF-5/PS-77) and BRP Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76). as USS Atherton circa 1945Commissioned in the US Navy as the USS Atherton (DE-169) in 1943, she was mostly assigned at the Atlantic theatre doing patrols and anti-submarine missions. She was credited of having destroyed a German U-boat, the U-853, in 9 May 1945. She served in the Pacific theatre in the middle of 1945 until she was decommissioned and put on reserves on 10 December 1945. With her service during World War II, she was awarded with one battle star. For a more detailed history of this ship while in service with the United States Navy, please refer to USS Atherton (DE-169). as JMSDF Hatsuhi circa 1967She was transferred to the Japanese government as JDS Hatsuhi (DE-263) on 14 June 1955. Together with her sistership JDS Asahi (DE-262), they became one of the first warships of the newly organized Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. As newer ships became available to the JMSDF, both ships were decommissioned and returned to the US Navy on June 1975. BRP Rajah Humabon circa 2009Remained laid-up in Japan, she was transferred to the Philippine government in September 1976 and was sold as Excess Defense Article on 23 December 1978. As a Philippine Navy ship, she was named RPS Rajah Humabon (PS-78), and was towed to S. More: Books, , Frigates-Of-The-Philippine-Navy~~Books-Llc, 999999999, Frigates Of The Philippine Navy, Books Llc, 1156342694, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1156342694

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2010, ISBN: 9781156342695

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