Barnegat class

Wonderful additions to a great thread!

i'd like to see the Philippine Navy version!!!

Andres Bonifacio class-

-A helicopter landing pad(aft) was added in 1979
-5-inch guns reduced to one (only the front A turret remained)
-also carried a two twin Mk. 1 Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft guns and two single Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft guns, four twin 20mm Oerlikon cannons, four M2 Browning .50-caliber (12.7-mm) general-purpose machine guns, and two 81mm mortars
-AN/SPS-23 radar replaced with AN/SPS-53, while retaining both the AN/SPS-29 radar and Mk.26 Mod.1 FCR
-and lastly, the navy made plans in installing new air search radar and BGM-84 Harpoon SSM launchers but this plan did not materialize due to worsening political and economical problems

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Photos of Andres Bonifacio class:
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Firing her 127mm gun in an exercise
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Hah...remembering the glory days of our navy..

ruzzelsuallo wrote:

I was planning to do the Philippine version, altough I couln't find a drawing of the Barnegat class to start from, until I stumbled upon this.

I may do the ships as they have actually appeared in service, and the never-built upgrade.

Other infos about our Barnegats:
Bonifacio (Barnegat/Casco) class Frigate

PF 7 BRP Andres Bonifacio (ex Chincoteague AVP 24/WHEC 375; ex Ly Thoung Kiet HQ 16; ex PS 7)
PF 10 BRP Francisco Dagohoy (ex Castle Rock AVP 35/WHEC 383; ex Tran Binh Trong HQ 5; ex PS 10)
PF 12 BRP Gregorio del Pilar (ex McCulloch AVP/WHEC 386; ex Ngo Quyen HQ 17; ex PS 8)
PF 14 BRP Diego Silang (ex Bering Strait AVP 34/WHEC 382; ex Tran Quang Khai HQ 2; ex PS 9)

Type: Weather High Endurance Cutter
Displacement, full load: (1,766 T starndard); 2,800 T
Dimensions: 95.01 m x 12.5 m x 3.99 m (311' 7 ¾" x 41' 2 ¾" x 13' 8")
Main Machinery: 2 x 3,200 shp Fairbanks-Morse 38D, direct reversing diesels, 2 x GM-EMD 8-268A auxilliary diesels, 200 kW generator, 2 x GM-EMD 3-268A auxilliary diesel , 100 kW generator
Speed: [max] 18.2 knts; [sustained] 18 knts; [cruising] 15.6 knts
Range: 16,312 kms (10,138 mi) at 17 knts; 32,180 kms (20,000 mi) at 10 knts
Complement: 10 Officers + 140
Weapon Systems
Main Gun: 1 x 5"/38 Mk. 12 DP (127 mm)
Range: 15.9 km (9.88 mi); [AA] 11.87 km (7.38 mi)
Rate of Fire: 15 rpm
Gunfire Control System: Mk. 26 Mod 4 Fire Control Radar
Rangefinder: Mk. 52 Mod 3 Director
Secondary Gun: 4 x Bofors 40 mm/56 (1 twin, 2 single)
Range: 11 km (5.9 nm); [AA] 7.16 km (3.87 nm)
Rate of Fire: 160 rpm
Gunfire Control System:
Rangefinder: Optical
Tertiary Gun: 2 x Oerlikon 20 mm/70
Range: 2 km (1.06 nm)
Rate of Fire: 800 rpm
Gunfire Control System:
Rangefinder: Optical
Other Defenses: 4 x 12.7 mm HMG; 2 x 81 mm mortars
Radars
Surface Search: AN/SPS-23
Range:
Navigation:
Sonar: SQS-1
Builders: Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA (PF 7, PF 10, PF 14)
Year(First Commissioned/Commissioned in PN): PS 7 15 April 1943/ 1976; PF 10 8 October 1944/ 1976; PF 12 1943/ 1976; PF 14 19 July 1944/ 1976
Program: Ex USN Barnegat-class seaplane tenders (AVP), which were transferred to the USCG and were reclassified as Casco-class cutters, used on ocean-station duty, law enforcement and SAR, due to its good habitability, seaworthiness and long-range. Most were first transferred to South Vietnam in the 70's, and escaped to the Philippines after the fall of Saigon. PF 7 (ex WHEC 375) used by the USCG from 1949 to 1972, where she was transferred to Vietnam as Ly Thoung Kiet, transferred to the PN 5 April 1976. Reportedly decommissioned on June 1985, but she was still listed as active as of June 1993. Sold for scrap 2003. PF 12 is a former USCG Cutter, transferred to Vietnam in 1971, fled to the Philippines after the fall of Saigon, commissioned as PS 8 5 Apri l 1976, until she was laid up in June 1985, reactivated in 1987, scrapped in July 1990. PF 14 (ex WHEC 382), used by the USCG from 1948 to 1971, reassigned to CG Sqn 3 in Vietnam in 1970, transferred to South Vietnam in January 1971 as Tran Quang Khai, transferred to the PN 5 April 1976, until she was laid up in June 1985, reactivated in 1987, scrapped in July 1990. PS 10 (ex WHEC 383) used by the USCG from 1948 to 1971, where she was transferred to Vietnam as Tran Binh Trong, transferred to the PN until she was retired in 1985, scrapped in 1993. Former USCG Yakutat WHEC 380 and Cook Inlet AVP 384 , also transferred to South Vietnam, which then fled to the Philippines, was used for spares for the other South Vietnamese Barnegat frigates when they were sold to the PN, 380 was disposed of in 1982.
Structure: Some ships have been modified to accomodate a helicopter deck. Some mothballed ships were overhauled and reactivated in between 1993-1995.

Lovely Absecon, thanks WhyMe!!!!!!!

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Judah14 wrote:

I was planning to do the Philippine version, altough I couln't find a drawing of the Barnegat class to start from, until I stumbled upon this.

I may do the ships as they have actually appeared in service, and the never-built upgrade.

I'm still working on this project (even though I've got pretty much no time for it lately due to real life stuff) and the Philippine version is a part of it, so I would appreciate if you leave it to me.

Nice thread, features a not vey well known ship class.

Also real Hellenic Navy did have Barnegats and also three more were converted to small cruising ships.

I'd like to see it WhyMe!!!!I'm excited to see our Navy's Barnegats...

Meanwhile, congrats to you for a very successful thread!!

WhyMe wrote:

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Judah14 wrote:

I was planning to do the Philippine version, altough I couln't find a drawing of the Barnegat class to start from, until I stumbled upon this.

I may do the ships as they have actually appeared in service, and the never-built upgrade.

Okay, you will be doing the Philippine version. I did not know the Philippine version is part of your project.

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