HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok
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 HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok in 2005
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| History | |
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| Name | HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok |
| Namesake | King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyards, Westwego, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 27 April 1972 |
| Launched | 3 February 1973 |
| Acquired | Leased 1994, purchased 9 December 1999 |
| Commissioned | 30 July 1994 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 2017 |
| Status | Museum ship in Sattahip District |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 4,065 long tons (4,130 t) |
| Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
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| Speed | 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Complement | 250 officers and enlisted |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and hangar |
HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (FFG 461) (Thai: พุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก) is the former USS Truett (FF-1095), Template:Sclass-. The ship is named after the first king of the Chakri Dynasty, King Phutthayotfa Chulaok the Great.
The Royal Thai Navy first leased the ship from the US Navy after she was decommissioned on July 30, 1994. The ship was eventually purchased on December 9, 1999. A Template:Sclass-, she has a sister ship, the HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai (FFG 462).
On 22 September 2020, HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok is converted into a floating museum at Sattahip Naval Base in Sattahip District.[1]
External links
Media related to HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (FFG 461) at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Panrak, Patcharapol (2020-09-24). "Retired navy frigate opens as floating museum in Sattahip". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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