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BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS-38) is the lead ship of its class of three coastal patrol ships currently in service with the Philippine Navy. She was the lead ship of the US Navy 's Cyclone -class patrol ship prior to being transferred to the Philippine Navy.
General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez (Tagalog: Bayan ng Heneral Mariano Alvarez) and often shortened as GMA, is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 172,433 people.
General Mariano Alvarez: Namesake: Mariano Álvarez: Acquired: 8 March 2004: Identification: Hull symbol: PS-38: Status: in active service: General characteristics [1] Class and type: Cyclone-class patrol ship: Displacement: 328.5 long tons (333.8 t) (light load) 331 long tons (336 t) (full load) Length: 170 ft (52 m) 179 ft (55 m) (refit) Beam ...
BRP Valentin Diaz (PS-177) is an Alvarez-class patrol ship of the Philippine Navy. She is the Philippine Navy's second ship of the class and was a Cyclone -class patrol ship previously named USS Monsoon ( PC-4 ) during her service with the US Navy .
The design was based on a modified version of the US Army's General Frank S. Besson-class LSV, but without accommodation for 150 troops using the space originally for the stern ramp, and the addition of a small helicopter deck. The ship is used in a similar fashion as a Landing Ship-Tank, able to land troops and equipment directly to the beach.
Supported by General Mariano Alvarez and the Magdiwang Council; Katipunan (Balangay Dimas-Alang) Bulacan: 140. Macario Sakay: Commander-in-chief President of Tagalog Republic [103] Insurgent General, post-Brigandage Act; Founders of the Partido Nacionalista; Commanding General-Katipunan General; Tagalog Republic; Katipunan; Tondo, Manila: 141 ...
General Mariano Álvarez de Castro. Some 32,000 French and Westphalian troops besieged the town. General Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr was in command of the French during much of the siege. Marshal Pierre Augereau took command after 12 October. The Girona defense was under General Mariano Álvarez de Castro, with about 9,000 regular troops and ...
Mariano was the uncle of Bonifacio's wife, Gregoria de Jesús. In early 1896, Álvarez was elected president of the Magdiwang , one of two Katipunan branches in Cavite along with Magdalo . The two branches evolved into separate factions with their own local governments, through their provincial councils.