BRP Cebu (PS-28) - History

History

Commissioned in the US Navy as USS PCE-881 in 1944, and was decommissioned after World War II.

She was then transferred and commissioned into the Philippine Naval Patrol and was renamed RPS Cebu (E-28) in July 1948. She was carried on to the Philippine Navy in 1950, and between 1965-1966 she was renamed as RPS Cebu (PS-28) using a new classification system. Again in June 1980 she was renamed BRP Cebu (PS-28) using a new localized prefix.

In 1992 the Iloilo underwent major overhaul, weapons and radar systems refit, and upgrade of communications gear.

Cebu won the Philippine Navy "Ship of the Year" award for the year 2009.

She is currently assigned with the Patrol Force of the Philippine Fleet, under the jurisdiction of Naval Forces Western Mindanao.

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