HTMS Krabi
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = RAN-IFR 2013 D3 43.JPG | Ship caption = HTMS Krabi on Sydney Harbour in October 2013 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Thailand | Ship flag = 60px | Ship name = HTMS Krabi | Ship namesake = Krabi Province | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = *Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 3 December 2011 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 26 August 2013 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship captured = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|567443000}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship homeport = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Modified {{sclass2|River|patrol vessel|1}} | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = {{convert|2,000|t|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Offshore Patrol Vessels|url=http://www.baesystems.com/en/product/offshore-patrol-vessels|website=www.baesystems.com|publisher=BAE Systems|accessdate=2 August 2016}} | Ship length = {{convert|90.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|13.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = | Ship draft = | Ship propulsion = *2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700kW/10,950HP, 2 shafts
| Ship speed = {{convert|25|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} | Ship range = {{convert|5,500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = *Thales Variant surveillance radar
| Ship CMS = Thales Tacticos | Ship EW = | Ship armament = *1 × Oto Melara 76 mm gun
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = One H145M helicopter{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/60007/rtn-to-deploy-h145m-helicopters-from-pattani-modified-river-class-patrol-vessels|title=RTN to deploy H145M helicopters from Pattani, modified River-class patrol vessels - IHS Jane's 360|work=janes.com|accessdate=7 August 2016}} | Ship aircraft facilities = 20 meter flight deck | Ship notes = }} |
HTMS Krabi (OPV-551) is an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Royal Thai Navy. She is a modified {{sclass2|River|patrol vessel|1}}, and was built by Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard, with design and technology transfer support from BAE Systems Surface Ships.{{cite web|title=Thailand to build offshore patrol vessels|url=http://bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3086:thailand-to-build-offshore-patrol-vessels&catid=114:workboats&Itemid=209|publisher=Baird Maritime|accessdate=7 December 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426035102/http://bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3086:thailand-to-build-offshore-patrol-vessels&catid=114:workboats&Itemid=209|archivedate=26 April 2012|url-status=live|date=25 August 2009}} Additional construction took place at the Royal Thai Navy Mahidol Dockyard in Sattahip.{{cite web|title=เรือหลวงกระบี่ เรือ OPV ลำใหม่ ฝีมือคนไทย|url=http://www.thaiarmedforce.com/taf-gallery/41-rtn-photos/404-tafgallery55.html|publisher=Thai Armed Force|accessdate=22 December 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424115228/http://www.thaiarmedforce.com/taf-gallery/41-rtn-photos/404-tafgallery55.html|archivedate=24 April 2012|url-status=dead|date=30 November 2011}}
Construction
The contract for the construction of Krabi was signed in June 2009, and construction began in August 2010.{{cite web|title=Royal Thai Navy Launches Offshore Patrol Vessel Designed by BAE Systems|url=http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2011/12/06/royal-thai-navy-launches-offshore-patrol-vessel-designed-by-bae-systems/|publisher=Shipbuilding Tribune|accessdate=7 December 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515124327/http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2011/12/06/royal-thai-navy-launches-offshore-patrol-vessel-designed-by-bae-systems/|archivedate=15 May 2012|url-status=dead|date=6 December 2011}} Krabi was launched on 3 December 2011 in a ceremony attended by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. After launch, she began outfitting, and is expected to enter service in 2013. The Thai Navy plans to use Krabi to patrol Thailand's Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ), as well as for fishery and natural resource protection and disaster relief.
Krabi is 91 meters in length, and carries an Oto Melara 76 mm main gun and two MSI 30mm secondary guns for primary defense, as well as machine guns. It is able to operate an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter flying from a {{convert|20|m}} flight deck. Her top speed is expected to be over {{convert|25|kn}}, and she is powered by two MAN 16v 28/33D diesel engines, making about {{convert|7.2|MW|hp}}. She is equipped with a Thales Variant surveillance radar, a Thales Lirod Mk2 fire control radar and the Thales Tacticos combat management system.
Operational history
In October 2013 Krabi participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney, Australia. In May 2016 the Royal Thai Navy said it is planning to deploy its new H145M helicopters from HTMS Krabi in service with 202 Squadron.
See also
- List of naval ship classes in service
- River-class patrol vessel (The HTMS Krabi is a modified version of this class)
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