HTMS Pattani
{{Short description|Thai naval offshore patrol vessel}}
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HTMS Pattani ({{langx|th|เรือหลวงปัตตานี}})His Thai Majesty's Ship; see Ship prefix. is one of two Pattani-class offshore patrol vessels currently commissioned by the Royal Thai Navy.
Under a May 2002 agreement, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation built the Pattani and her sister ship HTMS Naratiwat at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiadefence.com/china-opv.htm |title=Thailand Acquires Chinese OPVs & APCs |author=Prasun K. Sengupta |publisher=indiadefence.com |date=18 January 2006 |access-date=7 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810052014/http://www.indiadefence.com/china-opv.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} Pattani was launched in 2004 and delivered to the Royal Thai Navy on 16 December 2005.
On 10 September 2010, Pattani and the support ship {{ship|HTMS|Similan}} departed Sattahip Naval Base with a total of "351 sailors and 20 special warfare troops" to join anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden.{{cite news |title=Hunt begins for Somali pirates |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=11 September 2010 |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/195695/hunt-begins-for-somali-pirates}} "The mission marks the first time Thailand has sent forces overseas to protect its own interest." As part of multi-national Combined Task Force 151, Pattani and especially Similan "disrupted pirate activity" in two separate incidents on 23 October 2010.{{cite web |url=http://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2010/10/29/royal-thai-navy-disrupts-piracy/ |title=Royal Thai Navy Disrupts Piracy |publisher=Combined Maritime Forces site |date=29 October 2010 |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426022829/http://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2010/10/29/royal-thai-navy-disrupts-piracy/ |url-status=dead }} On 20 January 2011, both ships returned to port after a tour of duty of 137 days.{{cite news |title=Back From Pirate Hunting |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=20 January 2011 |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/multimedia/photo/217357/Back-From-Pirate-Hunting}}
On 9 March 2014, Pattani was deployed along with AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 in search and rescue operations of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Category:Ships built in Shanghai
Category:Patrol vessels of the Royal Thai Navy
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