Jose Rizal will certainly have a maximun rate of 25 knots
When the Jose Rizal, the current Philippines Navy frigate constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), left Korea for Subic the other day it had some welcome additional freight aboard. The shipbuilder loaded quarantine products that consisted of 20,000 face covers up,180 containers of anti-bacterials, 2,000 containers of hand sanitizers as well as 300 packs of sterilizing wipes in the vessel. HHI stated the delivery was a token of gratefulness for the Philippines’ engagement in the Korean War.
The 2,600-ton frigate, with optimal rate of 25 knots, will certainly be the Philippine Navy’s initial to run with assisted rockets as well as torpedoes.
The shipbuilder prospered in supplying the vessel 4 months earlier than the initially set up distribution day of September this year, regardless of COVID-19-related constraints troubled employees as well as products.
“We are honored to have demonstrated our excellent naval ship design and construction capabilities by delivering BRP Jose Rizal four months early,” stated HHI Senior Executive Vice President Nam Sang- hoon. “We are sending quarantine supplies in hopes that the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the Philippines will slow down.”
