Prasae 1960
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
ท่าจีน [Taksin] (ex-Glendale, ex-EK-6, ex-Glendale) | 1, 1992- 411 | Consolidated Steel, San Pedro, USA | 4/1943 | 28.5.1943 | 10.1943 // 29.10.1951 | stricken 6.2000 | |
ประแส [Prasae] (ex-Gallup, ex-EK-22, ex-Gallup) | 2, 1992- 412 | Consolidated Steel, San Pedro, USA | 8/1943 | 17.9.1943 | 2.1944 // 29.10.1951 | stricken 6.2000 |
Displacement standard, t |
1509 |
Displacement full, t |
2238 |
Length, m |
87.0 wl 92.6 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.4 |
Draught, m |
3.86 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 VTE, 3 boilers |
Power, h. p. |
5500 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
oil 768 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
9500 (12) |
Armament |
3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 9 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
Electronic equipment |
1: SPS-5, SPS-6 radars, QCU sonar 2: SPS-6, SPS-10 radars, QCU sonar |
Complement |
190 |
Project history: Former USN Tacoma class frigates, both served also under Soviet flag.
Modernizations: mid-1970s, both: - SPS-5/10 radar; + 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 2x nav. radars
Naval service: Prasae was severely damaged during collision in January 1972 and was never fully repaired.
Prasae 1977
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