BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11)
BRP Rajah Humabon (FF-11)
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 United States
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| Name: | Atherton |
| Ordered: | 1942 |
| Builder: | Federal Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1943 |
| Launched: | 27 May 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 December 1945 |
| Struck: | 15 June 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to JMSDF in 1955, reverted back to US Navy in 1975. Transferred to Philippine Navy in 1976. |
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 Japan
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| Name: | Hatsuhi |
| Operator: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Commissioned: | 1955 |
| Decommissioned: | 1975 |
| Fate: | reverted back to US Navy in 1975. |
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 Philippines
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| Name: | Rajah Humabon |
| Namesake: | Rajah Humabon was the native chieftain of Cebu in the Philippines at the time of Ferdinand Magellan's arrival in the archipelago in 1521. |
| Operator: | Philippine Navy |
| Acquired: | 23 December 1978 |
| Commissioned: | 27 February 1980 |
| Recommissioned: | January 1996 |
| Decommissioned: | 1993 |
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| Homeport: | Naval Base Cavite |
| Status: | in active service |
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| Class and type: | Datu Kalantiaw class (Cannon class) |
| Type: | Destroyer Escort / Frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,390 tons standard, 1,620 tons full load |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam: | 36.66 ft (11.17 m) |
| Draft: | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
| Installed power: | 6,140 hp (4,580 kW) |
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| Complement: | 165 |
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The BRP Rajah Humabon (FF-11) is a former destroyer escort of the United States Navy and is now a frigate of the Philippine Navy. It is the last World War II-era destroyer escort/frigate active in its fleet and is one of the oldest active warships in the world. She is one of three ex-USN Cannon-class destroyer escorts that served the Philippine Navy. The others being BRP Datu Sikatuna (PF-5/PS-77) and BRP Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76).
Commissioned in the US Navy as the USS Atherton (DE-169) in 1943, she was mostly assigned at the Atlantic theatre doing patrols and anti-submarine missions. She was credited of having destroyed a German U-boat, U-853 off the coast of Rhode Island, on 9 May 1945. She served in the Pacific theatre in the middle of 1945 until she was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 10 December 1945. For her service during World War II, she was awarded with one battle star.
She was transferred to the Japanese government as JDS Hatsuhi (DE-263) on 14 June 1955. Together with her sistership JDS Asahi (DE-262), they became one of the first warships of the newly organized Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. As newer ships became available to the JMSDF, both ships were decommissioned and returned to the US Navy in June 1975.
Remained laid-up in Japan, she was transferred to the Philippine government on 13 September 1976 and was sold as Excess Defense Article on 23 December 1978. As a Philippine Navy ship, she was named RPS Rajah Humabon (PS-78), and was towed to South Korea for an extensive refit and modernization in 1979. During this period South Korea also turned over 2 of their own ex-USN Cannon class ships to the US Navy in 1977, namely the Kyong Ki (DE-71) / USS Muir (DE-770) and Kang Won (DE-72) / USS Sutton (DE-771). These were also turned-over by the US to the Philippine government, which were later on cannibalized for use as parts hulk to upgrade and repair the Rajah Humabon and her sistership Datu Sikatuna, and provide both ships with additional guns and improved machinery.
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