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The ''Miguel Malvar'' class is a ship class of patrol corvettes of the Philippine Navy, and are currently its oldest class of corvettes. These ships were formerly used by the US Navy as s, and and , which were both based on the ''Admirable''-class hull. In the Philippine Navy, the vessels have undergone upgrades and modifications, and have been re-categorized as corvettes. One ship, the former USN USS Quest (AM-281) was supposedly a member of this class but was converted into a non-combatant Presidential Yacht by the Philippine Navy in 1948 as the RPS ''Pag-asa'' (APO-21) (later on renamed as RPS ''Santa Maria'', and as RPS/BRP ''Mount Samat'')〔 NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive (Quest (AM-281) )〕 ==History== The ''PCE'' class of naval ships served with the United States Navy during the Second World War. Out of the reserved US Navy units, six were transferred to the Philippines as part of the US Military Assistance Program (PS-28 to PS-33), while five were former South Vietnamese Navy units that escaped to the Philippines in 1975. With 40 years of active duty with the Philippine Navy, ships of this class have been involved in local and international crisis, exercises, and incidents. 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「Miguel Malvar-class corvette」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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