Philippines Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings
Every recorded change to the Philippines fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.
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2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 14 Sep 2026.
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9 events logged · 1 loss
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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Philippines navy losses, sinkings & commissionings
- JUL 72026 Abukuma Ordered 🇵🇭 Philippines · Deal finalized in Manila to acquire five ex-JMSDF Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from Japan.
- JUN 92026 BRP Rajah Lakandula (Rajah Sulayman) Commissioned 🇵🇭 Philippines · Commissioned at Manila on the Philippine Navy's 128th anniversary, second Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel.
- MAY 82026 BRP Magat Salamat (Malvar) Sunk 🇵🇭 Philippines · Sunk as a target hulk off northern Luzon during the Balikatan 2026 maritime strike exercise.
- FEB 242026 BRP Rajah Sulayman (Rajah Sulayman) Commissioned 🇵🇭 Philippines · Commissioned at Subic; lead ship of class delivered five months ahead of schedule.
- FEB 242026 BRP Audrey Bañares (Acero) Commissioned 🇵🇭 Philippines · Commissioned at Naval Operating Base Subic alongside OPV BRP Rajah Sulayman.
- DEC 22025 BRP Diego Silang (Miguel Malvar) Commissioned 🇵🇭 Philippines · Commissioned into the Philippine Navy, second and final Miguel Malvar-class frigate.
- MAY 202025 BRP Miguel Malvar (Miguel Malvar) Commissioned 🇵🇭 Philippines · Commissioned into the Offshore Combat Force, first Philippine guided-missile frigate of the class.
- APR 82025 BRP Miguel Malvar (Miguel Malvar) Delivered 🇵🇭 Philippines · Delivered by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, first of two guided-missile frigates.
- DEC 102021 BRP Magat Salamat (Malvar) Retired 🇵🇭 Philippines · Decommissioned at Naval Base Heracleo Alano after roughly 45 years of Philippine Navy service.