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23 May 2024
by Ridzwan Rahmat
The Royal Thai Navy’s lead Pattani-class OPV, HTMS
Pattani
, seen here during an exercise in the South China Sea.
(US Navy)
Thailand has announced plans to carry out a major upgrade programme for its two Pattani-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
An announcement on this was released by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) via its official website on 17 May under a section on procurement plans.
While the service has not given
specific details of what the upgrade programme would entail, the work across the two vessels would cost
THB2.83 billion (USD77.6 million), according to the announcement.
The RTN’s two Pattani-class OPVs, HTMS
Pattani
and HTMS
Narathiwat
, were commissioned in December 2005 and April 2006 respectively.
Pattani
was laid down in 2003 by China’s Hudong Shipyard in Shanghai while
Narathiwat
was laid down by the same shipbuilder in 2004.
The class displaces about 1,400 tonnes at full load and has an overall length of about 95.5 m with an overall beam of 11.6 m.
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