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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Chao Phraya-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source103.2 m (338 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chao Phraya-class frigate | German tanker Spessart |
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| Name | Chao Phraya class (Type 053HT / Type 053HT (H))[source] | Spessart[source] |
| Builders | Hudong Shipyard , Shanghai[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Thai Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Makut Rajakumarn[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Phutthayotfa Chulalok class[source] | — |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine
Single source1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Subclasses | Type 053 frigate[source] | — |
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| Built | 1989–1992[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1991–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines , driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers[source] | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | As built Type 354 Eye Shield air/surface radar Type 352C Square Tie surface search radar Type 343 Sun Visor fire control radar (for 100mm) Type 341 Rice Lamp fire control radar (for 37mm) Racal-Decca 1290 A/D ARPA Navigation radar Anritsu RA 71CA Navigation radar Type 651 IFF Type ZKJ-3 or STN Atlas mini COSYS combat management system Type SJD-5A sonar[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM Type 923-1 intercept ECM Type 981-3 deception jammer Decoys 2 × Type 945 GPJ chaff launchers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1–2 × 100 mm/56 Type 79 twin-barreled guns 4 × 37 mm Type 76 twin-barreled guns 8 × C-801 SSM launchers 2 × Type 86 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × BMB depth charge racks[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 212 (Type 053HT (H) only)[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck (Type 053HT (H) only)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Germany[source]German tanker Spessart · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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| Namesake | — | Spessart[source] |
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| Owner | — | Deutsche Marine[source] |
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| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
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| Builder | — | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] |
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| Launched | — | 13 February 1975[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 1976[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 5 September 1977[source] |
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| Renamed | — | Okapi[source] |
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| Home port | — | Kiel , Germany[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 7362079 MMSI number : 211211850 Callsign : DRKN Pennant number : A1442[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] |
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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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