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of 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in). The class is powered by
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869:"Thai Royal Navy Vessel HTMS Sukhothai Sinks"
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476:of 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) and a
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292:1 × HSA LIROD-8 optical fire-control system
988:Ships built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
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538:and one octuple Albatros launcher for 24
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187:960 t (940 long tons) (full load)
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295:STN Atlas DSQS-21C hull-mounted sonar
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839:Kelliher, Fiona (19 December 2022).
551:Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns
453:class is based on the Saudi Arabian
231:2 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines,
197:76.82 m (252 ft 0 in)
694:, United States on 9 May 1983. The
547:Otobreda 76 mm (3 in) gun
280:1 × Decca 1226 surface-search radar
553:in a twin Otobreda mount, and two
283:1 × HSA ZW-06 surface-search radar
205:9.55 m (31 ft 4 in)
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561:class is also equipped with two
289:1 × HSA WM-25 fire-control radar
221:12,000 kW (16,000 bhp)
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935:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009).
511:The class is equipped with one
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741:-class corvettes are used as
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16:Not to be confused with
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352:(1 twin Otobreda mount)
156:General characteristics
320:launchers (8 Harpoons)
323:1 × octuple Albatros
969:at Wikimedia Commons
517:surface-search radar
460:design. They have a
571:Sting Ray torpedoes
525:fire-control system
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462:normal displacement
378:Sting Ray torpedoes
728:Vosper Thornycroft
692:Tacoma, Washington
637:In active service
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536:anti-ship missiles
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275:processing systems
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946:978-0-7106-2888-6
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256:3,000
52:Ratanakosin
977:Categories
873:Atlas News
815:Baker 1998
775:References
733:Khamronsin
643:HTMS
608:HTMS
593:Laid down
345:(3 in) gun
265:Complement
234:2 × shafts
226:Propulsion
184:) (normal)
92:Khamronsin
753:Sukhothai
743:flagships
724:Sukhothai
712:Sukhothai
700:laid down
696:lead ship
684:corvettes
645:Sukhothai
596:Launched
494:kilowatts
470:long tons
438:Sukhothai
426:flagships
410:corvettes
363:Torpedoes
313:2 × quad
182:long tons
176:840
132:Cancelled
124:Completed
103:1984–1986
69:Operators
36:Sukhothai
759:See also
708:launched
649:เรือหลวง
614:เรือหลวง
590:Builder
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308:Missiles
302:Armament
165:Corvette
59:Builders
655:FS-442
651:สุโขทัย
620:FS-441
602:Status
587:Number
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563:Mark 32
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370:Mark 32
116:Planned
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100:Built
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880:2022
854:2022
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