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HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadejlarger figure on 2 of 2
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source124.1 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Name | HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Namesake | King Bhumibol Adulyadej[source] | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
| Ordered | 2013[source] | — |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering , Busan, South Korea[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced, 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling , 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
4 × Ship Service Power Generation (Each of Rated output
Single sourceTotal output
Single source4 × Ship Service Power Generation (Each of 830 kW Rated output) Total output: 3,320 kW[source]
2 × Diesel engine MTU 16V1163 M94 8,000 horsepower, each producing 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 bhp) Total output: 11,840 kW (15,880 bhp) 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine 29,000 horsepower, each producing 25,100 kW (33,600 shp)[source]
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Cost | 482 Million USD or 14,997 Million THB[source] | — |
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| Laid down | 15 May 2016[source] | — |
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| Launched | 23 January 2017[source] | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Commissioned | 7 January 2019[source] | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Identification | 471[source] | — |
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| Status | In service[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 4,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (7,408 km at 33 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × Sea Giraffe 4A AESA long range surveillance radar, Instrumented range: 350 km 1 × Saab SEA GIRAFFE AMB medium range 3D surveillance radar, Instrumented range: 180 km 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[source] | Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 × Harris ES-3601 Radar-ESM 1 × R&F DDF-255 Communication-ESM 2 x 12 Terma Decoy DL-12T 6 × 4 Terma Decoy Mk.137 Decoy Launchers for Canto-V Active-offboard ECM Mk 234 Nulka anti-ship missile decoy system Naval Group CANTO-V anti-torpedo decoy system[source] | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × Otomelara 76/62 Super Rapid Stealth Shield 2 × MSI Defence DS30M Mk.2 2 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber guns 1 × 20 mm Mk.15 Phalanx Block-1B CIWS 2 × 4 RGM-84L Block II Harpoon anti-ship missile 2 × 3 SEA Torpedo Launching System Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS containing/or mixture of: 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Block II in quadpacked max loadout[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or MH-60S Knight hawk[source] | — |
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| Role | lead ship of her class of frigates for the Royal Thai Navy ,[source] | — |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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