BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)
BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) during sea trials off the coast of the South Korean city of Ulsan. | |
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| Name | BRP Miguel Malvar |
| Namesake | Miguel Malvar y Carpio, Filipino general during Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War |
| Ordered | 28 December 2021 |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M) |
| Laid down | 22 November 2023 |
| Launched | 18 June 2024 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 2025 |
| Status | Active |
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| Class & type | Miguel Malvar-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes |
| Length | 118.4 m (388 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU-STX diesel generators |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | TBC |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × medium naval helicopter |
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BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Miguel Malvar y Carpio, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and the Philippine-American War.
The ship underwent fit-out works at HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and was delivered to the Philippine Navy on April 8, 2025. The ship has been commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force on May 20, 2025.