Philippines

Philippines (PHI) Ship Namelists

Source file: common/units/names_ships/PHI_ship_names.txt

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Overview

The naval history of the Philippines during the Hearts of Iron IV timeframe centers on the establishment and heroic wartime service of the Offshore Patrol (OSP) and the post-war evolution of the Philippine Navy.

Under Commonwealth Act No. 1 (The National Defense Act of 1935), President Manuel L. Quezon and military advisor General Douglas MacArthur envisioned an agile, asymmetric naval defense force tailored to the Philippine archipelago. On February 9, 1939, the Offshore Patrol was formally activated under US Naval Academy graduates Major Jose V. Andrada and Captain Enrique L. Jurado. Headquartered at Muelle del Codo in Manila's Port Area, the OSP planned a fleet of 36 fast Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs), popularly known as the "Mosquito Fleet":

• Q-111 Luzon: 65-foot Thornycroft flagship.
• Q-112 Abra: 55-foot Thornycroft craft, commanded by Lieutenant (later Commodore) Ramon A. Alcaraz.
• Q-113 Agusan: Built locally at Engineer Island, Navotas, by naval architect Bernardo Abrera—the first military vessel built in the modern Philippines. Commanded by Lieutenant Heraclio Alano.
• Q-114 Dandii and Q-115 Baler.

During the defense of Bataan in 1941–1942, operating from Sisiman Cove, the Mosquito Fleet performed courier runs, coastal reconnaissance, and anti-aircraft combat. On January 17, 1942, Q-111 and Q-112 engaged a flight of nine Japanese dive-bombers in Manila Bay, downing at least one aircraft, earning their skippers the Silver Star.

Following liberation, the OSP was reorganized as the Philippine Naval Patrol in 1947 and formally designated the Philippine Navy (PN) in 1951. Ships carried the prefix RPS (Republic of the Philippines Ship) from 1946 until 1980, when the modern prefix BRP (Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas) was adopted. Transferred vessels established enduring class naming traditions: Cannon-class destroyer escorts became the Datu class (RPS Datu Kalantiaw, RPS Datu Sikatuna, RPS Rajah Humabon), Casco-class cutters became the Andres Bonifacio class, and patrol escorts formed the Miguel Malvar class.

Vanilla Curiosities & Anomalies Resolved

In base-game Hearts of Iron IV, PHI_ship_names.txt suffered from extraordinary errors:

• Foreign Commonwealth Frigates in Submarines: Base-game PHI_SS_HISTORICAL contained 18 ship names—every single one was a Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Loch-class frigate (Hawea, Pukaki, Rotoiti, Taupo, Tutira, Otago, Taranaki, Waikato) or Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Bathurst-class corvette (Echuca, Kiama, Inverell, Stawell). There was zero Philippine content in vanilla submarines.
• The "General Manchatas" Fiction: Capital ship lists featured "General Manchatas", a garbled transcription or OCR artifact completely nonexistent in Philippine military history or NHCP records.
• 100% Verbatim Cross-Class Duplication: PHI_CA_HISTORICAL was a 100% duplicate of PHI_CL_HISTORICAL, while PHI_BB_HISTORICAL, PHI_BC_HISTORICAL, and PHI_CV_HISTORICAL were identical 11-ship stubs. Furthermore, cities (Manila, Cabanatuan, Batangas, Cadiz, Davao) and Luzon were duplicated across all five groups.
• Crude Hybrid Calque: "Pilipinas Republic" was a clumsy half-Tagalog, half-English hybrid.
• Extremely Shallow Destroyer Roster: Only 13 names mixing pre-colonial datus, 1896 revolution figures, and provinces.
• Absence of Thematic Pools: Zero universal thematic pools were provided for the Ship Designer.

ISNE completely overhauls the Philippine naval roster: purging all foreign RNZN/RAN vessels, removing fictional names, doctrinally decoupling cruiser and capital ship classes, standardizing the RPS prefix, and introducing 11 expansive universal thematic and politically segregated ideological pools.

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Namelist Groups

Ship-Type Specific Category

Dedicated namelists tied to specific ship hulls and naval classifications:

Group Tag	Type	Ship Types	Count	Sample Names
PHI_DD_HISTORICAL	Destroyers & Escorts	ship_hull_light destroyer	128	Rajah Soliman, Rajah Lakandula, Datu Sikatuna, Datu Kalantiaw, Sultan Kudarat, Andres Bonifacio, Gregorio del Pilar, Diego Silang, Miguel Malvar, Jose V. Andrada, Ramon Alcaraz, Heraclio Alano, Abra, Agusan, Pasig, San Juanico
PHI_SS_HISTORICAL	Submarines	ship_hull_submarine submarine	62	Pating, Paging Pari, Butanding, Tanigi, Malasugi, Tambakol, Lapu-Lapu, Espada, Galunggong, Bangus, Pugita, Balyena, Dugong, Bakunawa, Minokawa, Kurita, Tarabusaw, Santelmo
PHI_CL_HISTORICAL	Light Cruisers	ship_hull_cruiser light_cruiser	74	Manila, Quezon City, Baguio, Cavite City, Batangas City, Legazpi, Vigan, Cabanatuan, Olongapo, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod, Tacloban, Dumaguete, Cadiz, Davao City, Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos
PHI_CA_HISTORICAL	Heavy Cruisers & Coastal Defense	ship_hull_cruiser heavy_cruiser	47	Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Tayabas, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, Bataan, Rizal, Albay, Palawan, Mindoro, Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, Samar, Bohol, Davao, Zamboanga, Sulu
PHI_BB_HISTORICAL	Battleships & Capital Ships	ship_hull_heavy battleship	35	Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, Republika Filipina, Malolos, Katipunan, Biak-na-Bato, Kakarong, Balintawak, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Kasarinlan, Bansang Pilipinas
PHI_BC_HISTORICAL	Battlecruisers	ship_hull_heavy battle_cruiser	35	Maynila, Tondo, Madja-as, Butuan, Sugbu, Lupah Sug, Maguindanao, Karakoa, Balangay, Fort Santiago, Fort San Pedro, Fort Pilar, Corregidor, La Naval de Manila, Bangkusay, Mactan, Surigao Strait
PHI_CV_HISTORICAL	Aircraft Carriers	ship_hull_carrier carrier	45	Apo, Mayon, Taal, Pulag, Kanlaon, Banahaw, Pinatubo, Halcon, Ragang, Malindang, Kalatungan, Haribon, Agila, Lawin, Manaol, Banog, Minokawa, Bathala, Apolaki, Mayari, Tala, Kidlat, Gugurang, Sidapa

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Universal Thematic Topic Category (Ship Designer)

Universal selection pools available for any ship hull or squadron in the Ship Designer:

Group Tag	Topic Name	Ship Types	Count	Sample Names
PHI_BIRDS	Birds & Raptors	Universal	36	Haribon, Agila, Lawin, Kalaw, Manaol, Banog, Minokawa, Tarictic, Maya, Kulasisi, Tikling, Labuyo, Kanduro, Katala, Kuwago, Bahaw
PHI_FISH	Marine Life & Fish	Universal	45	Pating, Pagi, Tanigi, Malasugi, Butanding, Tambakol, Galunggong, Bangus, Lapu-Lapu, Espada, Dalagang Bukid, Pugita, Balyena, Dugong, Dorado
PHI_GEOGRAPHY	Peaks & Volcanoes	Universal	35	Apo, Mayon, Taal, Pulag, Kanlaon, Banahaw, Pinatubo, Makiling, Halcon, Madja-as, Ragang, Matutum, Bulusan, Isarog, Arayat, Kitanglad
PHI_RIVERS	Rivers & Waterways	Universal	40	Pasig, Cagayan, Agusan, Pampanga, Abra, Bicol, Marikina, Pulangi, Rio Grande de Mindanao, Chico, Agno, Jalaur, Sibuyan, San Juanico, Guimaras
PHI_RULERS	Datus & Rajahs	Universal	35	Lapulapu, Rajah Soliman, Rajah Lakandula, Rajah Humabon, Datu Sikatuna, Datu Kalantiaw, Sultan Kudarat, Rajah Matanda, Datu Piang, Lakan Dula, Datu Puti, Dayang Kalangitan
PHI_HEROES	Patriots & Heroes	Universal	38	Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Antonio Luna, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Melchora Aquino, Gabriela Silang, Diego Silang, Miguel Malvar, Jose V. Andrada, Ramon Alcaraz
PHI_MYTHOLOGY	Mythology & Deities	Universal	35	Bathala, Apolaki, Mayari, Tala, Hanan, Kidlat, Kulog, Bakunawa, Minokawa, Manaol, Gugurang, Kaptan, Magwayen, Sidapa, Kan-Laon, Lakapati
PHI_VIRTUES	Martial Virtues	Universal	35	Kagitingan, Katapangan, Tagumpay, Karangalan, Katapatan, Kalayaan, Kasarinlan, Kadakilaan, Kabayanihan, Magiting, Maharlika, Sandigan, Tanggulan, Daluyong, Sigwa

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Dedicated Ideological Categories (Ship Designer)

Dedicated political concept pools segregated to prevent conflicting or contradictory doctrines from mixing:

Group Tag	Topic Name	Ship Types	Count	Sample Names
PHI_REPUBLICAN_IDEALS	Republican Ideals	Universal	35	Republika, Konstitusyon, Demokrasya, Kasarinlan, Kalayaan, Katarungan, Soberanya, Komonwelt, Nasyonalismo, Bayanihan, Tatlong Bituin, Saligang Batas, Tanggulang Bansa
PHI_SOCIALISM	Socialist Ideals	Universal	35	Manggagawa, Magsasaka, Anakpawis, Hukbalahap, Sosyalismo, Komunismo, Pulang Bandila, Rebolusyon, Hukbo ng Bayan, Katarungang Panlipunan, Crisanto Evangelista, Pedro Abad Santos, Luis Taruc
PHI_NATIONALISM	Nationalist Ideals	Universal	35	Sakdal, Ganap, Makapili, Bagong Pilipinas, Lahi, Dugong Bughaw, Bayan Muna, Disiplina, Dakilang Lahi, Kalibapi, Tindig Pilipinas, Benigno Ramos, Artemio Ricarte, Jose P. Laurel