Global InformationBRP Bacolod City information
 BRP Bacolod City (LS-550)
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| History | |
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 Philippines | |
| Name | Bacolod City |
| Namesake | Bacolod, Negros Occidental. |
| Operator | Philippine Navy |
| Builder | Halter/Moss Point Marine, Escatawpa, MS. |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1993 |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bacolod City class |
| Type | Logistics Support Vessel |
| Displacement | 4,265 Tons (Full Load) |
| Length | 273 ft (83 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) (folded) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power | 5,800 hp (4,300 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × GM EMD 16V-645E6 diesel engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (maximum), 10 knots (sustained) |
| Range | 8,300 nmi (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs on davits |
| Capacity | 2,280 tons (900 tons for amphibious operations) of vehicles, containers or cargo, plus 150 troops |
| Complement | (30) 6 – Officers/ 24 – Enlisted Personnel |
| Sensors and processing systems | Raytheon SPS-64(V)2 I-band Navigation Radar[1][2] |
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| Aircraft carried | none permanently assigned |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad at aft deck |
The BRP Bacolod City (LS-550) is the lead ship of two Bacolod City class logistics support vessel, and is based on a helicopter capable variant of the US Army's Frank S. Besson class. She is also considered one of the most modern transport ships in the Philippine Navy, having been commissioned during the early 1990s. She was previously known as BRP Bacolod City (LC-550) prior to a classification change implemented by the Philippine Navy starting April 2016.
- ^ a b c Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
- ^ Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 550. Naval Institute Press, 2007.
- ^ "Philippines". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
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