Emilio Jacinto-class corvette

BRP Artemio Ricarte, an Emilio Jacinto-class corvette
Class overview
Name:	Emilio Jacinto class
Builders:	Hall, Russell & Company
Operators:	Philippine Navy
Preceded by:	Rizal class
In commission:	August 4, 1997 - present
Active:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Patrol corvette
Displacement:	712 tons full load
Length:	205.4 ft (62.6 m)
Beam:	32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Draft:	8.9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power:	14,188 hp (10,580 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × APE-Crossley SEMT-Pielstick 18 PA6 V 280 Diesel engines 2 × shafts 1 × Schottel S103 LSVEST drop-down, shrouded loiter retractable propeller, 181 shp (135 kW)
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h) (sustained)
Range:	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 × Avon Searaider 5.4m 30 knots (56 km/h) 10-man Semi-rigid boat aft
Complement:	31
Sensors and processing systems:	Sperry Marine Naval BridgeMaster E Series Surface Search Radar Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 Navigation Radar Ultra Electronics Command and Control System Radamec 1500 Series 2500 Electro-Optical Tracking/Fire Control System
Armament:	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Compact DP gun 1 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster on MSI Defence Seahawk mount 2 × 20 mm Mk. 16 cannons on Mk.68 mounts 2 × M2 Browning 12.7 mm/50 caliber machine guns
Armor:	Belted steel

The Emilio Jacinto class is a ship class of three patrol corvettes currently in service with the Philippine Navy. The ships formerly served in the Royal Navy's Hong Kong Squadron as Peacock-class patrol vessels until 1997.

The three vessels have undergone weapons, electronics, propulsion and hull upgrades in Philippine Navy service, increasing their capabilities as compared to the original Peacock class vessels.

Launched as a series of five patrol vessels, the Peacock class were originally part of the Hong Kong Squadron of the Royal Navy. The ships were built by Hall Russell in the United Kingdom and were commissioned into Royal Navy service from 1983 to 1984. The class was designed specifically for patrol duties in Hong Kong waters. As well as "flying the flag" and providing a constant British naval presence in the region, they could also undertake a number of different roles including seamanship, navigation and gunnery training. In addition, they performed search-and-rescue duties for which they had facilities to carry divers (including a decompression chamber) and equipment to recover vessels and aircraft. They also worked with the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Police and with Customs & Excise in order to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, narcotics and electronic equipment into the Colony.

Three of these ships - HMS Peacock (P239), HMS Plover (P240), and HMS Starling (P241) - were sold to the Philippines as a sign of goodwill, and were officially turned over to the Philippine Navy on 1 August 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.