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BAmphibious assault ships
Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)
At a glance
Albion-class landing platform docklarger figure on 1 of 1
HTMS Chakri Naruebetlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source176 m (577 ft)[source]
flight deck
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Albion-class landing platform dock | HTMS Chakri Naruebet |
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| Power | 2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V 32E diesel generators 2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 4R 32E diesel generators[source] | 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbines providing 22,125 shp (16,499 kW ) 2 × Bazán-MTU 16V1163 TB83 diesel engines providing 5,600 bhp (4,200 kW) 2 × shafts with 5-bladed propellers[source] |
| Name | Albion class[source] | Chakri Naruebet[source] |
| Builders | BAE Systems Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Brazilian Navy[source] | — |
oa
Single sourcepp
Single source182.65 m (599 ft 3 in) ( oa ) 174.1 m (571 ft 2 in) ( flight deck ) 164.1 m (538 ft 5 in) ( pp )[source]
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| Preceded by | Fearless class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | ATS-class amphibious warfare ship (planned)[source] | — |
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| Cost | £ 225 million per unit[source] | US$285 million (1993)[source] |
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| Built | — |
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| In commission | 2003–2025 (Royal Navy) 2026 (Brazilian Navy)[source] | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Landing platform dock[source] | Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)[source] |
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| Propulsion | GE power conversion full electric propulsion system, 2 × motors and drives Bow thruster[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 × LCU MK10 4 × LCVP MK5[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 67 vehicles[source] | — |
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| Troops | 405 Royal Marines (710 overload)[source] | Up to 675[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × Type 1007/8 I-band radars 1 × Type 996 E/F band radar 1 × Type 997 E/F-band radar (from 2011)[source] | Hughes SPS-52 C air search radar, E/F band 2 × Kelvin-Hughes 1007 navigational radars[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 20mm GAM-BO1 cannon 4 × General purpose machine guns[source] | 2 × 12.7mm machine guns 3 × sextuple Sadral launchers for Mistral surface-to-air missiles 4 x 20mm Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Two landing spots for helicopters up-to the size of a Chinook .[source] | 174.6-by-27.5-metre (573 by 90 ft) flight deck 12° ski-jump Hangar space for 10 aircraft[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 4 × LCU MK10 4 × LCVP MK5[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | — |
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| Troop capacity | 405 Royal Marines (710 overload)[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | — |
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| Namesake | — | Sovereign of the Chakri Dynasty[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 27 March 1992[source] |
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| Builder | — | Bazán , Ferrol, Spain[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 12 July 1994[source] |
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| Launched | — | 20 January 1996[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 27 March 1997[source] |
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| Home port | — | Sattahip Naval Base[source] |
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| Identification | — | 911[source] |
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| Motto | — | Rule The Sky, Rule The Sea (ครองเวหา ครองนที)[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Decoys: 4 × SRBOC decoy launchers SLQ-32 towed decoy[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 6 Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters 2 (+4) MH-60S Knighthawk Up to 14 additional helicopters when required[source] |
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