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(Seoul=NSP NEWS) = HD Hyundai Heavy Industries(329180) held a launching ceremony for the 3,200-ton Philippine corvette No. 2, ‘Diego Silang’, at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries headquarters in Ulsan on the 27th.

This is the second ship following the first ship, ‘Miguel Malvar’, which was launched in June last year.

The Diego Silang is a state-of-the-art warship with a length of 118.4 m, a width of 14.9 m, a cruising speed of 15 knots(approximately 28 km/h), and a range of 4,500 nautical miles(8,330 km). It is equipped with cutting-edge weapon systems such as a close-in defense weapon system, a vertical launching system, a hull-mounted sonar, and a search radar.

The ship is named after Diego Silang, a Filipino independence movement leader who resisted Spanish rule and established an independent state. The Diego Silang is scheduled to be commissioned, undergo final outfitting, and be delivered to the Philippine Navy this September.

By Soon-ki Lee(s8789@nspna.com) and Eun-tae Kang(keepwatch@nspna.com)

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