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Cmdr. Kamchai Charoenpongchai · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source124.1 m (407 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering , Busan, South Korea[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Thai Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Naresuan class[source] | — |
| Built | 2013–2017[source] | — |
| In commission | 2019–present[source] |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Multi-role stealth frigate[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Sensors & 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[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 × Harris ES-3601 Radar-ESM 1 × R&F DDF-255 Communication-ESM 6 × Terma C-Guard DL-12T Mk. 137 Decoy Launchers Active-offboard ECM Mk.234 Nulka anti-ship missile decoy system Naval Group CANTO-V anti-torpedo decoy system[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Super Rapid main gun 2 × 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun 2 × M2 Browning .50 caliber guns 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 8 × RGM-84L Block II Harpoon anti-ship missile 2 x SEA Torpedo Launching System Mk 32 torpedo tubes 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS containing/or mixture of: 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Block II in quadpacked max loadout 8 × RUM-139C VL ASROC Fitted for but not with SM-2MR Standard Missile[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or MH-60S Knight hawk[source] | Each ship has a medium helicopter deck on its stern, which can accommodate one Changhe Z-8 heavy transport helicopter.[source]Stern helicopter-deck accommodation; not an embarked air-group assertion |
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| Country of origin | 大韓民国[source]Design origin explicitly attributed in article text | — |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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