Filipino media reported that on March 15, 2018 at the naval base of Cavite conducted a flag-descent ceremony of the Philippine Navy on the frigate PS 11 Rajah Humabon. It is the oldest of all ships of the naval forces of the Philippines. PS 11 Rajah Humabon was also the oldest of all frigates and generally the oldest large battleship of all the fleets of the world, writes manilatimes.

It is a former American escort destroyer DE 169 Atherton type Cannon, built in 1943 at the shipyard Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newark. In total, the series numbered 72 such destroyers. After the construction of DE 169 Atherton was used by the US Navy, ensuring the safety of transatlantic convoys: it repeatedly crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

The ship boasts a successful service. On May 5-6, 1945, while escorting the GUS 84 convoy to New York, the destroyer participated in the destruction of the German U-853 submarine, playing a key role. May 9, 1945, another attack was carried out on the alleged enemy submarine with signs of its drowning. The ship was credited with the victory, but later it turned out that the contact was false. In the summer of 1945, the destroyer took part in the war against Japan in the Pacific Ocean. In the same year, the ship was withdrawn from the US Navy.

After the re-opening, DE 169 Atherton was handed over to the Japanese Navy (Japan's Marine Self-Defense Force, to be more precise) and under the flag of the Land of the Rising Sun, he traveled another 20 years, after which he was returned to the United States.

In 1976, the ship went to the Philippines as military assistance, and a couple of years later the destroyer was sold officially, but at a very modest price.

It is noteworthy that during all the years of service in the Philippine Navy, the ship was almost not modernized, so that it can be considered a living monument of long-past battles. By the way, the Filipinos themselves will also pay tribute to the deserved "warrior", turning the ship into a museum that will be located in Cavite. Obviously, in the future everyone will be able to visit the attraction.