Navy commissions ex-South Korean landing craft into Philippine Fleet

This photo, released on December 15, 2021, shows the commissioning of the BRP Mamanwa, an LCU donated to the Philippines by South Korea.

Philippine Navy

MANILA, Philippines — A former South Korean navy ship has joined the Philippine Fleet and was commissioned as the BRP Mamanwa (LC294) this month, the Philippine Navy said.

The Mamanwa, a Landing Craft Utility, can transport equipment, vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers, the navy also said. The boat is named after the Mamanwa indigenous people of Agusan del Norte and is now part of the Sealift Amphibious Force.

"Today, as we commission to the service the BRP Mamanwa, let us be reminded that this is a season of transition for us. We are undergoing a shift for a reason, and that reason is because we want to transform into the kind of organization that we aspire to be: a naval defense force that Filipinos can truly be proud of, now and in the years to come," Vice Adm. Adelius Bordado, navy flag officer in command, said in his remarks at the christening and commissioning.

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