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GMA Network on MSN4d
PCG likely won’t be recipient of Japanese warships —Tarriela
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is unlikely to be an alternative recipient of the Japanese warships in case the assets are ...
GMA Network on MSN5d
PH to inspect Japan warships in August for possible transfer
The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said a team of experts in August will inspect the Japanese warships that are planned to be ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II
After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...
BusinessMirror6d
Navy eyes acquisition of Japanese warships
THE (PN) has confirmed the “possible transfer” of six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)’s Abukuma-class destroyer escorts. The Navy, it was learned, is now undertaking preparatory steps for a ...
ABS-CBN on MSN5d
Japanese warships to be inspected in August before ‘possible transfer’: PH Navy
The Philippine Navy is sending a joint visual inspection (JVI) team to Japan next month to conduct an in-depth assessment of ...
The Japan Times6d
Japan eyes used warship transfer to Philippines in bid to counter China
Sending the Abukuma-class vessels to Manila would mark Tokyo’s first export of an entire major naval platform in decades.
Philippine News Agency5d
Factors to be considered in acquiring Japanese warships – Teodoro
The decision regarding the acquisition of Japanese Abukuma-class destroyer escorts will depend on several factors, including ...
The Manila Times on MSN4d
PH no dumping ground of old warships – Navy
EVEN as it is studying the possible transfer of six Japanese Abukuma-class destroyers that will soon be decommissioned, the Philippine Navy (PN) said that the planned acquisition does not mean that ...
Surprising WWII shipwreck linked to famous David-vs-Goliath sea battle is found
A famed Japanese destroyer lost in 1942 has been found severed on the South Pacific seafloor — the result of a fantastic David-vs.-Goliath sea battle that remains the stuff of legend for the U.S. Navy ...
Philstar.com on MSN6d
Philippines in talks with Japan to acquire warships
The Philippine Navy confirmed yesterday exploratory discussions with Japan on the possible transfer of Abukuma-class ...
WWII American warship's severed bow found 80 years after being blown off in battle
After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...