List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy

This is a list of retired naval ships operated by the Philippine Navy and its predecessors, the Offshore Patrol and the Philippine Naval Patrol. This list does not include ships transferred to the Philippine Navy for cannibalization of parts.

Philippine navy ships are prefixed BRP (Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas), formerly RPS (Republic of the Philippines Ship).

Frigates

Destroyer escorts NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes Buckley class RPS Rajah Soliman USS Bowers (DE-637) / USS Bowers (APD-40) D-66 Acquired 31 October 1960 December 1964 Acquired through loan on 31 October 1960, sold outright on 21 April 1961. Sunk in a typhoon 29 June 1964, raised and hulk sold as scrap 31 January 1966. Edsall class BRP Rajah Lakandula USS Camp (DE-251),RVNS Tran Hung Dao (HQ-1) PF-4 PS-4 Acquired 27 July 1976 12 September 1988 Arrived in Philippines from South Vietnam in 1975, formally acquired 5 April 1976. Listed as stationary dockside barracks until 1999. Probably scrapped. Cannon class / Datu Kalantiaw class BRP Datu Kalantiaw USS Booth (DE-170) PS-76 15 December 1967 1981 Ran aground in a typhoon on 21 September 1981. BRP Datu Sikatuna USS Amick (DE-168),JDS Asahi (DE-262),RPS Datu Sikatuna (PS-77) PF-5 PS-77 27 February 1980 1989 Scrapped in 1989. BRP Rajah Humabon USS Atherton (DE-169),JDS Hatsuhi (DE-263),RPS Rajah Humabon (PS-78) PS-11 PF-11 / PF-6 / PS-78 27 February 1980 15 March 2018 Capsized in 2022 Note: 2 more Cannon-class destroyer escorts, the former USS Muir (DE-770) and USS Sutton (DE-771), were transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1977 but were cannibalized for parts.CDR Condeno, Mark R.: From Kangwon to Incheon - A Brief History of the Philippine-South Korean Naval Connection

High Endurance Cutters NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes Barnegat class / Casco class / Andrés Bonifacio class / USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375/WHEC-375),,RPS Andres Bonifacio (PF-7) PF-7 27 July 1976 1993 Acquired 5 April 1976. Reportedly decommissioned in June 1985, but she was still listed as active as of June 1993. Sold for scrap in 2003. / USCGC McCulloch (WAVP-386/WHEC-386),,RPS Gregorio del Pilar (PF-8) PF-12 PF-8 7 February 1977 April 1990 Acquired 5 April 1976. Was decommissioned in June 1985, but was recommissioned again in 1987. Discarded July 1990, probably sold for scrap . / USCGC Bering Strait (WAVP-382/WHEC-382),,RPS Diego Silang (PF-9) PF-14 PF-9 5 April 1976? April 1990 Acquired 5 April 1976. Was decommissioned in June 1985, but was recommissioned again in 1987. Discarded July 1990, probably sold for scrap. / USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383/WHEC-383),,RPS Francisco Dagohoy (PF-10) PF-10 23 June 1979 June 1985 Acquired 5 April 1976. Discarded March 1993, probably sold for scrap. Note: 2 more ships of the class, the former USCGC Cook Inlet (WAVP-384) and USCGC Yakutat (WAVP-380), were transferred to the Philippine Navy on 5 April 1976 and were cannibalized for spare parts.

Corvettes

Patrol craft escort NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes PCE-842-class / Miguel Malvar-class BRP Cebu USS PCE-881,RPS Cebu (E-28),RPS Cebu (PS-28) PS-28 E-28 2 July 1948 1 October 2019 Decommissioned from active service on 1 October 2019. Its retirement is in line with the PN's "Phase-In/Phase-Out" Program which is implemented to welcome new and more modern naval assets. BRP Negros Occidental USS PCE-884,RPS Negros Occidental (E-29),RPS Negros Occidental (PS-29) PS-29 E-29 2 July 1948 9 December 2010 Acquired 2 July 1948. No detail yet, still in Naval Base Cavite RPS Leyte USS PCE-885,RPS Leyte (E-30) PS-30 E-30 2 July 1948 1979 Acquired and commissioned on 2 July 1948. Ran aground by typhoon near Poro Point, La Union in 1979, damaged beyond repair and stricken from service. Probably scrapped. Moore, John: Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85, 87th Edition. Jane's Publishing Company Ltd 1984. BRP Pangasinan USS PCE-891,RPS Pangasinan (E-31),RPS Pangasinan (PS-31) PS-31 E-31 2 July 1948 1 March 2021 Decommissioned from active service on 1 March 2021. Its retirement is in line with the PN's "Phase-In/Phase-Out" Program which is implemented to welcome new and more modern naval assets. Sunk as a naval target for a sinking exercise (SINKEX) in "Balikatan" 2023 BRP Iloilo USS PCE-897,RPS Iloilo (E-32),RPS Iloilo (PS-32) PS-32 E-32 2 July 1948 September 2016 Awaiting disposal as of February 2017. BRP Miguel Malvar USS Brattleboro (PCE(R)-852),RPS Miguel Malvar (PS-19) PS-19 7 February 1977 10 December 2021 Decommissioned from active service on 10 December 2021. Its retirement is in line with the PN's "Phase-In/Phase-Out" Program which is implemented to welcome new and more modern naval assets. BRP Sultan Kudarat USS PCE-895,RVNS Đống Đa II,RPS Sultan Kudarat (PS-22) PS-22 27 July 1976 5 July 2019 Decommissioned from active service on July 6, 2019. Its retirement is in line with the PN's "Phase-In/Phase-Out" Program which is implemented to welcome new and more modern naval assets. BRP Datu Marikudo USS Amherst (PCE(R)-853),RVNS Van Kiep II (HQ-14),RPS Datu Marikudo (PS-23) PS-23 5 April 1976 9 December 2010 Acquired 5 April 1976. Hulk still in Naval Base Cavite Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. IHS Jane's 2009.

Fleet Minesweepers NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes Auk class / Rizal class BRP Rizal USS Murrelet (AM-372)/(MSF-372),RPS Rizal (PS-69) PS-74 PS-69 18 June 1965 29 January 2020 Awaiting final disposition. BRP Quezon USS Vigilance (AM-324),RPS Quezon (PS-70) PS-70 1 August 1967 1 March 2021 Awaiting final disposition. Admirable class / Miguel Malvar class RPS Samar USS Project (AM-278) PS-33 M-33 24 May 1948 1960 Decommissioned from PN in 1960, she was transferred to the Bureau Coast & Geodetic Survey and converted to survey ship, renamed RPS Research Decommissioned in 1975, and probably scrapped. RPS Datu Tupas USS Shelter (AM-301),RVNS Chi Linh (HQ-11) PS-18 5 April 1976 1977 No information on her fate. Believed to be in service only for a year before used as a parts hulk. BRP Magat Salamat USS Gayety (AM-239),RVNS Chi Lăng II (HQ-08),RPS Magat Salamat (PS-20) PS-20 7 February 1977 10 December 2021 unknown

Patrol vessels

Submarine Chasers 173' NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes PC-461 class / Camarines Sur class RPS Camarines Sur USS PC-1121 C-21 2 July 1948 1953 Stricken in 1953, believed to be rebuilt to PGM-33-class and delivered back to Philippine Navy in 1954 as RPS Camarines Sur (PG-48). RPS Bohol USS PC-1131 PS-22 C-22 2 July 1948 1969 Scrapped in 1969 Blackman, Raymond: Jane's Fighting Ships 1953-54. Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd, 1953.Moore, John: Jane's Fighting Ships 77th Edition 1974-75. Jane's Yearbooks 1974. RPS Zamboanga del Sur USS PC-1133 PS-23 C-23 2 July 1948 16 November 1956 Stricken from Philippine Navy list on 16 November 1956. Probably scrapped RPS Batangas USS PC-1134 PS-24 C-24 21 July 1948 1979 Decommissioned in 1979. Fate unknown. Moore, John: Jane's Fighting Ships 84th Edition 1981-1982. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 1981. RPS Nueva Ecija USS PC-1241 PS-25 C-25 2 July 1948 1977 Sold to Philippines in October 1958, decommissioned in 1977. RPS Negros Oriental USS PC-1563 PS-26 C-26 2 July 1948 26 June 1963 Sunk during typhoon at Guam in November 1962. Raised, decommissioned and sold as scrap 26 June 1963. RPS Capiz USS PC-1564 PS-27 C-27 2 July 1948 1979 Decommissioned in 1979. Fate unknown. Moore, John: Jane's Fighting Ships 82nd Edition 1979-1980. Jane's Yearbooks, Jane's Publishing Company, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Limited 1979. BRP Nueva Vizcaya USS PC-568 / USS Altus (PC-568),RPS Nueva Vizcaya (PS-80) PS-80 2 March 1968 23 June 1990 Sunk during a typhoon in Cebu on 10 March 1993, sold as scrap to Calixto Enterprises BRP Negros Oriental USS PC-1171,RFS L'Inconstant (P 636),E-312,RPS Negros Oriental (PS-26) PS-26 April 1976 29 March 1990 Served with French Navy from 1951 to 1956, to Khmer Republic from 1956 to 1975, bought in 1976. Sold for scrap to Trans Manila Company Sharpe, Richard: Jane's Fighting Ships 92nd Edition 1989-1990. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 1989.

Patrol Craft Sweepers 136' NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes PCS-1376 class / Tarlac class RPS Tarlac USS YMS-450 / USS PCS-1399 / USS PC-1399 PG-11 P-11 22 January 1948 1969 Transferred 22 January 1948. Stricken in 1969. Scrapped. RPS Laguna USS PCSC-1403 / USS PCS-1403 / USS PC-1403 PG-12 P-12 22 January 1948 1969 Transferred 22 January 1948. Stricken in 1969. Scrapped.

Submarine Chasers 110' NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes SC-497 class / Cagayan class RPS Cagayan USS SC-731 P-14 - 2 July 1948 1956 Stricken in 1956, scrapped. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Naval Institute Press. RPS Mountain Province USS SC-736 P-15 - 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped. RPS Ilocos Sur USS SC-739 P-16 - 2 July 1948 1956 Decommissioned and turned over to Bureau of Customs on 8 or 9 August 1956. Fate unknown. RPS Alert USS SC-1267 PY-54 - 2 July 1948 1956 Sank in 1956. RPS Surigao USS SC-747 P-17 - 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped RPS Isabella USS SC-750 P-18 - 2 July 1948 1956 Stricken in 1956. Scrapped. RPS Cavite USS SC-982 P-19 - 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped RPS Malampay Sound USS SC-1274,RPS Ilocos Norte (P-20) AF-20 P-20 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped ? USS SC-732 ? 2 July 1948 ? ? USS SC-699 ? 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped ? USS SC-742 ? 2 July 1948 ? ? USS SC-743 ? 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped ? USS SC-769 ? 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped ? USS SC-1278 / USS SCC-1278 ? 2 July 1948 ? Scrapped

Large Patrol Crafts NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFatePhoto Notes Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo class BRP Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo - PG-140 - 21 November 1990 2016 Awaiting disposal as of June 2017 BRP Gen. Antonio Luna - PG-141 - 1999 8 April 2016 Kagitingan class BRP Kagitingan BRP Katapangan (P-101) PG-101 P-101 9 February 1979 2004 Scrapped and cannibalized as spares for sisterships BRP Bagong Lakas - PB-102 PG-102 / P-102 9 February 1979 ? Decommissioned probably between 2020 and 2023. AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Kagitingan class Small Patrol Craft (2+1) BRP Katatagan - PG-103 P-103 22 April 1981 1989 Built by Bataan Shipyard & Engineering Corp (BASECO), and blessed on 25 January 1980. Decommissioned in 1989 and cannibalized for spares for sisterships.

Motor Gunboats