HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej

HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG 471) (Thai: เรือหลวงภูมิพลอดุลยเดช), is the lead ship of her class of frigates for the Royal Thai Navy, developed from the Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer. The DW-3000F hull is different from the Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, due to the design of the ship having reduced radar cross section, and there are many other additional technologies added.

HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG 471)
History
Thailand
Name: HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej
Namesake: King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Ordered: 2013
Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Busan, South Korea
Cost: 471 Million USD
Laid down: 15 May 2016
Launched: 23 January 2017
Commissioned: 7 January 2019
Identification: 471
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Bhumibol Adulyadej–class frigate[1]
Displacement: 3,700 tons full load
Length: 124.1 m
Beam: 14.40 m
Draught: 8 m
Installed power:
Propulsion: 4 × Ship Service Power Generation (Each of 830 kW Rated output)
Speed: 33.3 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Endurance:

4,000 nautical miles at 18 knots

(7,408 km at 33 km/h)
Crew: 141 officers
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × Sea Giraffe 4A AESA long range surveillance radar
  • 1 × Saab SEA GIRAFFE AMB medium range 3D surveillance radar
  • 1 × Wartsila X-band Navigation radar
  • 1 × Wartsila S-band Navigation radar
  • 1 × Tactical Air Navigation System
  • 1 × Surveillance camera
  • 2 × Saab CEROS 200 fire control radar
  • 1 × Saab EOS 500 Electro Optical Fire Control
  • 1 × Atlas ASO DSQS-24 Hull Mounted Sonar
  • 1 × Atlas ELEKTRONIK ACTAS Towed Array Sonar
  • 15 × Saab 9LV Mk4 Multi-Function Consoles
  • 2 × Continuous Wave Illuminators
  • 2 × Target Designation Sight: Bridge Pointer
  • 2 × Identification Friend or Foe
  • 1 × ADS – Broadcast
  • Stealth technology
  • Radar Cross Section Reduction
  • Infrared Reduction
  • Underwater Radiated Noise Reduction
  • Degaussing System
  • NBC Protection System
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • 1 × Harris ES-3601 Radar-ESM
  • 1 × R&F DDF-255 Communication-ESM
  • 6 × Terma C-Guard Mk. 137 Decoy Launchers
  • Active-offboard ECM
  • Mk 234 Nulka anti-ship missile decoy system
  • Naval Group CANTO-V anti-torpedo decoy system
Armament:
Aviation facilities: 1 × S-70B Seahawk or MH-60S Knight hawk

Design

HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej was constructed in South Korea. It is the first ship of the High-Performance Frigate Boat Project of the Royal Thai Navy. It is able to perform 3D combat operations on both the surface, underwater and air. It was commissioned on January 7, 2019, with the original name as HTMS Tha Chin. Later, with the royal benevolence of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn, bestowed with the new name HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej.[3]

  • HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG-471) sail in formation with three other ships during U.S.-Thai joint naval exercise Guardian Sea 2019
  • HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG 471) sails with naval ships from the U.S. and Thailand during CARAT Thailand 2019

See also

References
  1. List of equipment in Royal Thai Navy
  2. ATLAS ELEKTRONIK to deliver Bow and Towed Sonar systems for new Royal Thai Navy frigate
  3. Changing the ship's name
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