The De Havilland 9209-class was a coastal patrol boat class that served with the Philippine Navy. They are usually assigned on coastal patrol, mostly around Manila Bay area for harbor and naval base security, as well as security during events in Manila.

DF-323, one of the De Havilland 9209-class patrol craft
Class overview
Builders	De Havilland Marine Australia
Operators	Philippine Navy
Built	mid 1980s
In commission	mid 1980s-present
Active	0
Retired	6
General characteristics
Type	Coastal Patrol Craft
Displacement	25 tons full load[2]
Length	54.8 ft 10 in (16.96 m)[2]
Beam	16.4 ft 7 in (5.18 m)[2]
Draft	4.3 ft (1.3 m)c
Propulsion	2 × Cummins Diesel Engines at 740 hp (550 kW) total 2 shafts
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h) maximum
Range	500 nmi (930 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)[1]
Complement	8[2]
Sensors and processing systems	Furuno Navigation / Surface Search Radar
Armament	2 × M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50-cal. heavy machine guns 1 × M60 7.62mm general purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried	none
Aviation facilities	none

The boats were built by De Havilland Marine of New South Wales, Australia, and were delivered in the mid 1980s.^[2]

It was initially designated as Small Patrol Craft with a hull initial "DF", but later on was re-designated as a Yard Patrol Craft, and was finally re-designated as "PC".^[3]

The entire class was deactivated from Philippine Navy service on 17 December 2020, and are scheduled to be replaced with newer boats, most likely versions of the Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC).