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HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok

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HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok in 2005
History
Thai Navy EnsignThailand
NameHTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok
NamesakeKing Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)
BuilderAvondale Shipyards, Westwego, Louisiana
Laid down27 April 1972
Launched3 February 1973
AcquiredLeased 1994, purchased 9 December 1999
Commissioned30 July 1994
Decommissioned1 April 2015
BadgeShip logo
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement4,065 long tons (4,130 t)
Length438 ft (134 m)
Beam47 ft (14 m)
Draft25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion
  • Steam turbine
  • 2 × 1,200 psi boilers
  • 1 geared turbine
  • 1 shaft
  • 35,000 shp (26,099 kW)
Speed27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Complement250 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter 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).

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