Naresuan-class frigate
HTMS Naresuan (FFG 421)
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Class overview | |
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Builders | China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Shanghai |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Type 053 frigate |
In commission | 1994– |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement | 2,985 tons full load |
Length | 120.5 m |
Beam | 13.7 m |
Draught | 6 m |
Propulsion | 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines and 2 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration. |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) max |
Range | 4000 nmi(7408 km) at 18 kn |
Complement | 150 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x Super Lynx 300 |
The Naresuan class Frigate, (Thai: นเรศวร) is a enlarged modified version of the Chinese-made Type 053 frigate with western weaponry, cooperatively designed by the Royal Thai Navy and China but built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. The ships came at 2 billion baht each, less than the 8 billion baht claimed price tag for Western-built frigates.
Ships in the class[]
Name | Number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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HTMS Naresuan | 421 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation | July 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Active | |
HTMS Taksin | 422 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation | 1994 | 28 September 1995 | Active |
Upgrade[]
On 3 June 2011, Saab announced[1] that it was awarded a contract for the upgrading of the two Naresuan class frigates. The scope of the upgrade will include Saab's 9LV MK4 combat management system, Sea Giraffe AMB, CEROS 200 fire control radar, EOS 500 electro-optics system and data link systems for communications with the newly acquired Royal Thai Air Force Erieye surveillance aircraft.[citation needed]
References[]
- Ships of the Royal Thai Navy
- Frigate classes
- Thailand stubs