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BRP Ramon Alcaraz sails to Manila

2013-06-18

The Philippine Navy’s latest acquisition, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, docked at Charleston, S.C., left for Manila June 10 in a voyage that is expected to take almost two months, according to the Philippine embassy in Washington. BRP stands for Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas [Ship of the Republic of the Philippines].

Volume 38, Issue 2 2013
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