BRP Salvador Abcede (PC-114)

BRP Salvador Abcede (PC-114) was a Tomas Batilo-class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It was part of the first batch transferred by the South Korean government on 15 June 1995, and arrived in the Philippines in August 1995. It was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 22 May 1996.

History
It was upgraded under the Patrol Killer Medium-Republic of the Philippines (PKM-RP) Program of 2010 by Propmech Corp., the program includes the reinforcement of its hull, replacing the engines, radar, navigation and communication systems, and changing the weapons fit-out to include crane and space for rubber boats.

The ship was part of the Philippine Navy contingent during the US-Philippines CARAT 2012 sea-phase exercises.

In April 2016, in line with the Philippine Navy Standard Operating Procedures #08, the boat was reclassified as the patrol craft BRP Salvador Abcede (PC-114), and was assigned with the Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet.

The ship was retired from service on 1 March 2021 after 24 years of service with the Philippine Navy.

On January 27, 2024, a bid was launched by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to repair and refurbish the ship.

Technical details
The ship was originally powered by 2 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines with total output of 6,000 horsepower. From 2011, Propmech was contracted to replace the old engines with new Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines with a total output of 6,300 horsepower.

The ship was equipped with a Koden Electronics MDC 1500 Series navigation and surface search radar, which replaced the previously installed radar during the refurbishing works in 2007.