The decommissioned and former BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19) Vessel of the Philippine Navy (PN) will be used a Target Vessel and sunk during the "Maritime Strike (MARSTRIKE)" Event of a Military Exercise in early next Month of May, 2025.
Before its decommissioning, the Vessel served for four and a half Decades with the PN, from 1976 to 2021. Before that, the Vessel served with the Republic of Vietnam or South Vietnam as the Ngoc Hoi (HQ-12) starting in 1966, but managed to escape to the Philippines in 1976 before the fall of that Country.
The Vessel started its long Service Life during World War Two (WW2) in 1944 as PCE(R)-852 with the United States Navy (USN), and later added the name USS Brattleboro. As we can see the Vessel has had a very long Career, and was often described by the PN as its "… most Decorated Vessel …" before its retirement.
So it looks like the Ship will now go down in a "Blaze of Glory", here are some Pictures of it when it was still in Service with the PN. The "BRP Miguel Malvar" Name though now lives on as the most advanced and heavily-armed Vessels of the PN now, with a new Pennant number, the FFG-06.
SOURCES:
Decommissioned WW2 Corvette to be sunk during 'Balikatan' 2025 {Archived Link}
BRP Miguel Malvar PS19 - PF Facebook Page Post, 11/26/19 – 0905H {Archived Link}
BRP Miguel Malvar PS19 - PF Facebook Page Post, 02/25/21 – 1733H {Archived Link}
