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Philippine Coast Guard ship
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| History |
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| Name | BRP Malamawi |
| Builder | OCEA |
| Launched | 10 July 2018 |
| Commissioned | 16 January 2019 |
| Identification | Hull number: FPB-2403 |
| Status | in active service |
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| Type | Patrol Boat (WPB) |
| Displacement | 120 tons |
| Length | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Beam | 5.8 metres (19 ft) |
| Draught | 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 10V 2000 M72 MTU engines |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range |
- 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
- 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
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| Complement | 12 |
| Armament | .50cal M2HB M2 Browning Machine Gun |
BRP Malamawi (FPB-2403) is the third of four Boracay class Patrol Boats built by OCEA of France for the Philippine Coast Guard based on the Ocea FPB 72 design.
Construction, delivery and commissioning
[edit]BRP Malamawi was launched in July 2018 at the OCEA site in Les Sables d’Olonne, France[1] and was commissioned into service in Manila, Philippines in January 2019 along with her sister ship, BRP Kalanggaman (2404).[2]
