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BRP ''Datu Marikudo'' (PS-23) was a of the Philippine Navy. She was originally built as USS ''PCE(R)-853'', a for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed USS ''Amherst'' (PCE(R)-853) on 15 February 1956. In February 1970, ''Amherst'' was decommissioned and transferred to South Vietnam for service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS ''Vạn Kiếp II'' (HQ-14). She remained in South Vietnamese service until the collapse of that country in 1975. ''Vạn Kiếp II'' was one of several ships that fled from South Vietnam to the Philippines. She was then commissioned into the Philippine Navy in 5 April 1976〔Saunders, Stephen: ''Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005''. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.〕 and named in honor of Datu Marikudo. Along with other World War II-era ships of the Philippine Navy, ''Datu Marikudo'' was considered as one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world until her decommissioning.〔''Manokski's Armed Forces of the Philippines Order of Battle''. (Philippine Navy ).〕 ==History== Commissioned in the US Navy as the USS ''PCER-853'' in 1944, she was assigned in the Pacific theatre of operations, first in support of landing operations in Leyte and Lingayen in the Philippine Islands. She was also assigned to convoy escort duties, rescue operations, and other combat support duties in Okinawa area. PCER-853 entered the Navy yard in Hawaii and was still undergoing overhaul when Japan capitulated. In September 1945, the vessel steamed to the east coast of the United States and was placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, Fla. In December 1947, PCER-853 served as a training vessel for Naval Reserve personnel in the 4th Naval District. The ship was placed back in active status on 28 November 1950 and carried out training duty at Philadelphia for the next 10 years. On 15 February 1956, the ship was renamed the ''Amherst'' (PCE(R)-853). On 6 February 1970, Amherst was placed in an "out of service, special" status for pre-transfer overhaul. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 June 1970. 〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships''. (Amherst page ).〕 She was then transferred to the Republic of Vietnam in 1970. She served the Vietnamese Navy as ''Vạn Kiếp II'' (HQ-14) up until her escape to the Philippines in 1975, together with other South Vietnamese Navy ships and their respective crew.〔NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Escort Photo Archive. (Amherst (PCE[R]-853) ex-PCE(R)-853 ).〕 She was commissioned into the Philippine Navy and was renamed RPS (now BRP) ''Datu Marikudo'' (PS-23). Her last assignment was with the Patrol Force of the Philippine Fleet,〔''Philippine Fleet Official Website. (Commissioned Ships and Crafts ).〕 She was programmed to have major repair as of 2007,〔''Philippine Fleet Accomplishment Report January - August 2007''〕 but on 09 December 2010 she was decommissioned after she was found to be beyond economical repair and will be sold as scrap. Her equipment was stripped as spare for her operational sisterships.〔''Philippine Navy in the News (Vintage Navy ships taken off the shelf )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BRP Datu Marikudo (PS-23)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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