he Philippine Navy (PN) retired four vessels on 1 March, including its last two Tomas Batilo (Sea Dolphin)-class fast attack craft, its final Rizal (Auk)-class corvette, and a PCE 827 (Miguel Malvar)-class corvette, the latter two of which had been launched in the early 1940s.
The vessels fast attack craft BRP Salvador Abcede (pennant number PC 114) and BRP Emilio Liwanag (PC 118), and legacy corvettes BRP Quezon (PS 70) and BRP Pangasinan (PS 31) were decommissioned in a ceremony held on 1 March at the Captain Salvo Pier of the Naval Base Heracleo Alano at Sangley Point, Cavite City.
As Janes reported, Salvador Abcede and Emilio Liwanag are ex-South Korean attack craft that were commissioned by the PN in 1996 and 2011 respectively, and were part of the service's littoral combat force.
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