HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej

HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG 471)
History
Thailand
NameHTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej
NamesakeKing Bhumibol Adulyadej
Ordered2013
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Busan, South Korea
Cost482 Million USD or 14,997 Million THB
Laid down15 May 2016
Launched23 January 2017
Commissioned7 January 2019
Identification471
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeBhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate[1][circular reference]
Displacement3,700 tons full load
Length124.1 m
Beam14.40 m
Draught8 m
Installed power4 × Ship Service Power Generation (Each of 830 kW Rated output) Total output: 3,320 kW
Propulsion
  • 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)
Speed33.3 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Endurance4,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (7,408 km at 33 km/h)
Crew141 officers
Sensors and
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
  • 15 × Saab 9LV Mk4 Multi-Function Consoles
  • 2 × Continuous Wave Illuminators
  • 2 × Target Designation Sight: Bridge Pointer
  • 2 × Identification Friend or Foe
  • 1 × ADS – Broadcast
  • Stealth technology
  • Radar Cross Section Reduction
  • Infrared Reduction
  • Underwater Radiated Noise Reduction
  • Degaussing System
  • NBC Protection System
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
Armament
Aviation facilities1 × S-70B Seahawk or MH-60S Knight hawk

HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG-471) (Thai: เรือหลวงภูมิพลอดุลยเดช), is the lead ship of her class of frigates for the Royal Thai Navy, developed from the Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer. The DW-3000F hull is different from the Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, due to the design of the ship having reduced radar cross section, and there are many other additional technologies added.[3]

  1. ^ List of equipment in Royal Thai Navy
  2. ^ "ATLAS ELEKTRONIK to deliver Bow and Towed Sonar systems for new Royal Thai Navy frigate". Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. ^ "แข็งแกร่ง ล้ำสมัย! ยลโฉม "ร.ล.ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช" เขี้ยวเล็บลำใหม่ทัพเรือไทย (คลิป)". Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-29.