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| Number 471, named "Tha Chine" Launch |
South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) held a ceremony yesterday for the delivery of the DW3000 Frigate ordered by the Royal Thai Navy. Thailand ordered the 3,650 tons frigate in August 2013 under a contract worth US$410 million.
The ceremony took place at the Geoje Okpo Shipyard in Gyeongsangnam-do in presence of Admiral Na Areenich, Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Navy, Rungsarit Sattayanukul, Chief of the Frigate Operation Committee, Saran Charoensuwan, Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of Korea, Park Yeong-sik, President of DSME and Chung Sung-lip, CEO of DSME.
The vessel, a "DW3000 F" Frigate, was fully designed and developed by DSME. It is 122.5 meters in length, 14.4 meters in width with a top speed of 30 knots. It can accommodate a crew of 136.
The vessel, which received the penant number 471 and named "Tha Chine" is already fitted with a 76mm main gun. Models of the vessel previously showcased by DSME showed additional equipment such as a Phalanx CIWS, Harpoon launchers, 8x Mk41 VLS, Saab SeaGiraffe radar and Atlas Electronik towed sonar.
A second unit may eventually be ordered by the Royal Thai Navy.
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