HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan

NameHTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan

NamesakePrachuap Khiri Khan Province

Builder

• Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard
• BAE Systems Surface Ships

LaunchedAugust 2019

HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan
History
Thailand
Name	HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan
Namesake	Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Builder	Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard BAE Systems Surface Ships
Launched	August 2019
Commissioned	27 September 2017[1]
Home port	Sattahip Naval Base
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Modified River-class patrol vessel
Displacement	2,000 t (2,000 long tons; 2,200 short tons)[2]
Length	90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[2]
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)[2]
Propulsion	2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700kW/10,950HP, 2 shafts 2 × controllable-pitch propellers
Speed	23 kn (43 km/h)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km)
Endurance	14 days
Sensors & processing systems	Thales Variant surveillance radar Thales Lirod Mk2 fire control radar
Armament	4 x RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm gun 2 × 30mm MSI guns 2 × Machine guns
Aircraft carried	One H145M helicopter[3]
Aviation facilities	20-meter flight deck

HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thai: เรือหลวงประจวบคีรีขันธ์) is the second Krabi Class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Royal Thai Navy.^[4]

She is a modified River-class offshore patrol vessel, and was built by Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard, with design and technology transfer support from BAE Systems Surface Ships.^[5] The ship was constructed at the Royal Thai Navy Mahidol Dockyard in Sattahip.^[6] The ship was launched in the presence of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 2 August 2019.^[7]