BRP Dagupan City
BRP Dagupan City (LS-551) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Philippines | |
| Name | Dagupan City |
| Namesake | Dagupan is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan. |
| Operator | Philippine Navy |
| Builder | Halter/Moss Point Marine, Escatawpa, MS. |
| Commissioned | 5 April 1994 |
| Renamed |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel |
| Displacement | 4,265 tons (Full Load) |
| Length | 273 ft (83 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) (folded) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power | 5,800 hp (4,300 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × GM EMD 16V-645E6 diesel engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (maximum), 10 knots (sustained) |
| Range | 8,300 nmi (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs on davits |
| Capacity | 2,280 tons (900 tons for amphibious operations) of vehicles, containers or cargo, plus 150 troops |
| Complement | (30) 6 - Officers/ 24 - Enlisted Personnel |
| Sensors & processing systems | Raytheon SPS-64(V)2 I-band Navigation Radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad at aft deck |
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BRP Dagupan City (LS-551) is the second and last ship of two Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel, and is based on a helicopter capable variant of the US Army Frank S. Besson class. She is also considered one of the most modern transport ships in the Philippine Navy, having been commissioned during the early 1990s. She was previously known as BRP Dagupan City (LC-551) prior to a classification change implemented by the Philippine Navy starting April 2016