110727WP746-100 PEARL HARBOR (July 27, 2011) A sailor aboard the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) throws a line as the ship arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during a scheduled port visit. The ship, a former Coast Guard cutter, is en route to the Republic of the Philippines to join the Philippine navy fleet. As a multi-mission surface combatant ship, Gregorio del Pilar becomes the first gas turbine, jet engine-powered vessel in the Philippine navy. Navy

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