BRP Diego Silang (FFG-7)
BRP Diego Silang during its delivery sail to the Philippines. | |
| Philippines | |
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| Name | BRP Diego Silang |
| Namesake | Diego Silang y Andaya |
| Ordered | 28 December 2021 |
| Builder | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M) |
| Yard number | P171 |
| Laid down | 14 June 2024 |
| Launched | 27 March 2025 |
| Commissioned | 02 December 2025 |
| Identification | FFG-7 |
| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided Missile Frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tons |
| Length | 118.4 m (388 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU-STX diesel generators |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp) |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) at 85% MCR |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays |
| Complement | 120 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × 10-12 tonne naval helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | flight deck and starboard-side hangar for a 12-ton helicopter |
BRP Diego Silang (FFG-7) is the second ship of the Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Diego Silang y Andaya, a Filipino revolutionary leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule.
The warship was delivered to the Philippine Navy on 9 September 2025, and entered active service following commissioning on 2 December 2025.