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The first vessel (PGM-39) of the class was used by the Philippine Navy as BRP Agusan (PG 61). The other Philippine Navy units were PGM-40 as BRP Catanduanes (PG 62), PGM-41 as BRP Romblon (PG 63), PGM-42 as BRP Palawan (PG 64), and PGM-83 as BRP Basilan (PG 60) ex-RVN Hon Troc (HQ 618), donated from South Vietnam. 3 more, intended for Indonesia but did not materialized, were also delivered to the Philippine Navy in 1965.

The PGM-39-class gunboats, designated Patrol Gunboat, Motor by the United States Navy were a class of fifty nine gunboats constructed in various shipyards from 1959–1970. The design was based on the United States Coast Guard Cape-class cutter design with a five-foot (1.5 m) hull extension. It was specifically designed for the U.S. Military Assistance Program and was used by the navies of The Philippines, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Ethiopia, and Ecuador.

The ship's speed was 17 knots (31 km/h) with the range of 20 mph

Armaments were 1 × 40 mm gun, 2 × 20 mm guns, 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns and 81 mm mortar (some units)

The ships were named;

- Agusan (PG 61)
- Catanduanes (PG 62)
- Romblon (PG-63)
- Palawan (PG 64)
- Yachi (PG-57)
- Yanga (PG- 59)
- Yundi (PG-60)
- Basilan (PG-58)

Respectively after Philippine Island and its Provinces.

PGM-39s seen action during the insurgency in the 1970s, particularly against MNLF Forces and NPA insurgents in the Agusan river. PGM's were later decommissioned in 1992 and later some were moved to the Coast Guard until they were scrapped in 2007.

Description
The first vessel (PGM-39) of the class was used by the Philippine Navy as BRP Agusan (PG 61). The other Philippine Navy units were PGM-40 as BRP Catanduanes (PG 62), PGM-41 as BRP Romblon (PG 63), PGM-42 as BRP Palawan (PG 64), and PGM-83 as BRP Basilan (PG 60) ex-RVN Hon Troc (HQ 618), donated from South Vietnam. 3 more, intended for Indonesia but did not materialized, were also delivered to the Philippine Navy in 1965.

The PGM-39-class gunboats, designated Patrol Gunboat, Motor by the United States Navy were a class of fifty nine gunboats constructed in various shipyards from 1959–1970. The design was based on the United States Coast Guard Cape-class cutter design with a five-foot (1.5 m) hull extension. It was specifically designed for the U.S. Military Assistance Program and was used by the navies of The Philippines, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Ethiopia, and Ecuador.

The ship's speed was 17 knots (31 km/h) with the range of 20 mph

Armaments were 1 × 40 mm gun, 2 × 20 mm guns, 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns and 81 mm mortar (some units)

The ships were named;

- Agusan (PG 61)
- Catanduanes (PG 62)
- Romblon (PG-63)
- Palawan (PG 64)
- Yachi (PG-57)
- Yanga (PG- 59)
- Yundi (PG-60)
- Basilan (PG-58)

Respectively after Philippine Island and its Provinces.

PGM-39s seen action during the insurgency in the 1970s, particularly against MNLF Forces and NPA insurgents in the Agusan river. PGM's were later decommissioned in 1992 and later some were moved to the Coast Guard until they were scrapped in 2007.