Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei irava - I whakakorehia, i tukuna ki Vietnam ki te Tonga mo te mahi i te Republic of Vietnam Navy i te 23 o Aperira 1971, i whakaingoatia ia RVNS "Can Tho" (HQ-801). I rere atu te kaipuke me tana roopu ki Philippines i te hinganga o te kawanatanga o Vietnam ki te Tonga
, i muri i te whakawhitinga o te kaitiaki ki te Republic of the Philippines. I whakaingoatia ia hei BRP "Kalinga Apayao" (LT-516) mo te mahi i roto i te Philippines Navy.