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Corvette
Tapi-class corvette is a corvette. It was built by American Shipbuilding Co / Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, both USA. Reported operators include Royal Thai Navy.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 83.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 83.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Tapi class
American Shipbuilding Co / Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, both USA
Royal Thai Navy
1970–1974
1971–present
2
1
1
Corvette
885 long tons (899 t) standard 1,172 long tons (1,191 t) full load
275 ft (83.8 m)
33 ft (10.1 m)
14 ft 1 in (4.3 m) (sonar dome)
2× Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-9 diesel engines, 2 shafts 5,250 hp (3,910 kW)
20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)
2,400 nmi (2,800 mi; 4,400 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
15 officers, 120 enlisted
Radar: Signaal LW04 Air/surface search Raytheon SPS-53E surface search Signaal WM-22-61 fire control Sonar: Atlas Elektronik DSQS-21C hull-mounted, medium frequency active search/attack
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun 1× Bofors 40mm/70 gun 2× Oerlikon 20 mm 2× 12.7 mm machine guns 2× triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes, Mark 46 torpedoes Depth charges
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tapi-class corvette equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ThailandNavy exact named equipment holdings: Tapi. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS / FS. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.