Ratanakosin-class corvette
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Not to be confused with Rattanakosindra-class gunboat.
The Ratanakosin-class corvettes (Thai: รัตนโกสินทร์) are a class of two corvettes that were built for the Royal Thai Navy in the 1980s. Constructed by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company in the United States, a third was planned to be built in Thailand but was canceled before construction could begin. The Ratanakosin class is used as flagships for squadrons of fast attack craft.
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HTMS Sukhothai | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Ratanakosin class |
Builders | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company |
Operators | Royal Thai Navy |
Succeeded by | Khamronsin class |
Built | 1984–1986 |
In commission | 1986–present |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 2 |
Cancelled | 1 |
Active | 1 |
Lost | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Corvette |
Displacement | |
Length | 76.82 m (252 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) |
Installed power | 12,000 kW (16,000 bhp) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers, 72 enlisted |
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One of the two, Sukhothai, sank in a storm on 18 December 2022.