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KRABI patrol ships (2013-)

Krabi 2015

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
กระบี่ [Krabi] 551   Mahidol N Yd, Baangkok 31.8.2010 29.11.2011 26.8.2013 in service (2019)
ประจวบคีรีขันธ์ [Prachuap Khiri Khan] (ex-ตรัง [Trang]) 552   Sattahip N Yd 31.6.2017 2019 2020 building (2019)
iii 553           planned (2019)
iv 554           planned (2019)
v 555           planned (2019)

   

Displacement standard, t

2000

Displacement full, t

2450

Length, m

83.0 pp 90.5 oa

Breadth, m

13.5

Draught, m

3.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MAN 16RK280 diesels

Power, h. p.

9800

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

3500(15)

Armament

1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 30/80 DS-30M, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck

Electronic equipment

Variant, 2x Sperry, LIROD Mk 2 radars, TACTICOS CCS

Complement

39 + 50 passengers

Project history: Slightly modified British River class, sister-ships for Vega class built by Vosper for Trinidad and Tobago, became later Brazilian. Contract for technologies transfer was signed 30.6.2009. There are plans to arm Prachuap Khiri Khan by Harpoon missiles.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Narathiwat was badly damaged by running a coastal rock 13.9.2010.

Krabi 2013

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