HTMS Saiburi
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = RTN frigate H.T.M.S. Saiburi (FF-458).jpg | Ship caption = HTMS Saiburi in Sasebo Harbor, 2008 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Thailand | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Thailand|naval}} | Ship name = HTMS Saiburi | Ship namesake = Sai Buri River | Ship ordered = 18 July 1988 | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai | Ship laid down = 1990 | Ship launched = 27 August 1991 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 4 August 1992 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship captured = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship fate = | Ship motto = | Ship status = In service | Ship homeport = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Chao Phraya|frigate}} | Ship type = | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = *{{convert|1676|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=in}} standard
| Ship length = {{convert|103.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|3.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = *4 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines,
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|km/h}} max | Ship range = {{convert|3500|NM|km}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}} | Ship endurance = | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = 168 | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = *SR-60 air/surface radar
| Ship EW = *ESM ES-3601-10
| Ship armament = *1 × 100 mm/56 Type 79A twin-barreled gun
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = 1 × Bell 212 helicopter | Ship aircraft facilities = Flight deck | Ship notes = }} |
HTMS Saiburi (FFG-458) ({{langx|th|เรือหลวงสายบุรี}}) is the fourth ship of {{sclass|Chao Phraya|frigate}} of the Royal Thai Navy, a variant of the Chinese-built Type 053H2 frigate.
Design and description
Saiburi has a length of {{convert|103.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|11.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a draught of {{convert|3.1|m|ft|abbr=on}} and displacement of {{convert|1676|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=in}} standard and {{convert|1924|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=in}} at full load. The ship has two shafts and powered with four MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines with {{convert|29440|shp|kW|abbr=on}}. The ship has a range of {{convert|3500|NM|km}} while cruising at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}} and top speed of {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}. Saiburi has a complement of 168 personnel, including 22 officers.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=735}}
As a Type 053HT (H) frigate, the ship were armed with one 100 mm/56 Type 79 twin-barreled gun and four 37 mm Type 76 twin-barreled guns. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship is equipped with two Type 86 anti-submarine rocket launchers and two BMB depth charge racks. For surface warfare, Saiburi was equipped with eight C-801 anti-ship missile launchers. She also has a flight deck and able to carry a helicopter, although the ship didn't have a hangar.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=735}}{{sfn|Gardiner|Chumbley|1995|p=463}}
Saiburi underwent modernization program in 2009. The upgrade includes replacement of old weapons and electronic systems with newer systems, such as new 100 mm/56 Type 79A twin-barreled gun and 37 mm Type 76A twin-barreled remote-controlled guns along with their respective fire control radars and the installation of new C-802A anti-ship missiles.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleet.navy.mi.th/frigate2/index.php/site/detail/content_id/63 |website=fleet.navy.mi.th |title=ร.ล.สายบุรี |date=3 October 2022 |access-date=26 December 2022 |language=TH}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleet.navy.mi.th/frigate2/index.php/site/detail/content_id/62 |website=fleet.navy.mi.th |title=ร.ล.กระบุรี |date=8 October 2022 |access-date=26 December 2022 |language=TH |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226113144/https://www.fleet.navy.mi.th/frigate2/index.php/site/detail/content_id/62 |url-status=dead }}
Construction and career
The four ships of the class was ordered on 18 July 1988. Saiburi was laid down somewhere in 1990 at Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai. The ship was launched on 27 August 1991 and was commissioned on 4 August 1992.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=735}} Upon the ship completion and arrival on Thailand, the shipbuilding quality were deemed to be unsatisfactory and works was needed to improve the ship. The damage control abilities were also upgraded before she entered service.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=803}}
Upon entering service, Saiburi and her sisters were frequently used for training and rotated monthly to the Coast Guard.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=803}}
The ship took part in a humanitarian assistance operation in May 2015 by providing food, water, fuel and medical help to the Rohingya and Bengali migrants found adrift on boats in the Andaman Sea to keep them able continuing the journey and prevent them from landing on Thai shores.{{cite news |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/573387/thai-ships-planes-head-out-to-assist-boat-people |title=Thai ships, planes head out to assist boat people |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=26 May 2015 |access-date=26 December 2022}}
On 21–30 March 2022, Saiburi and {{HTMS|Naresuan||2}} along with a Thai navy S-76B helicopter took part in Exercise Singsiam 2022 with the Republic of Singapore Navy. The sea phase of the exercise were held in the Malacca Strait and Andaman Sea.{{cite web |url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/news-and-events/latest-releases/article-detail/2022/March/28mar22_nr2 |title=Singapore and Thailand Navies Conduct Bilateral Exercise Singsiam |website=mindef.gov.sg |date=28 March 2022 |access-date=26 December 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/navies-singapore-thailand-exercise-singsiam/ |website=naval-technology.com |title=Navies of Singapore and Thailand participate in Exercise Singsiam |date=29 March 2022 |access-date=26 December 2022}}
References
= Printed sources =
- {{cite book|editor-last1=Gardiner |editor-first1=Robert |editor-last2=Chumbley |editor-first2=Stephen |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |year=1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland, USA |isbn=1-55750-132-7 }}
- {{cite book|last=Saunders|first=Cdre. Stephen|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=2004|isbn=978-0710626233}}
- {{cite book|editor-last1=Saunders |editor-first1=Stephen |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010 |year=2009 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=9780710628886 }}
{{Chao Phraya class frigate}}
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Category:Chao Phraya-class frigates
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