The BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11) is the current flagship, and the largest warship of the Philippine Navy. Also, he is the last Destroyer Escort/Frigate active in its fleet and is one of the oldest active warships in the world.
| Name: | USS Atherton (DE-169) |
| Ordered: | 1942 |
| Builder: | Federal Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1943 |
| Launched: | 27 May 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 December 1945 |
| Struck: | 15 June 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to JMSDF in 1955, reverted back to US Navy in 1975. Transferred to Philippine Navy in 1976. |
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