HTMS Chakri Naruebet
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| Commissioned: | 1992 |
| Keel laying: | July 12, 1994 |
| Launch: | January 20, 1996 |
| Commissioning: | August 10, 1997 |
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| Displacement: | 11,486 tons |
| Length: | 182.6 m |
| Width: | 30.5 m |
| Draft: | 6.15 m |
| Drive: | 2 gas turbines (16,260 kW each) and 2 diesel engines (4,110 kW each), 2 shafts with adjustable 5-blade screws |
| Top speed: | 26 knots |
| Range: | 18500 km at 12 kn |
| Crew: | 455 seafarers, 146 flight personnel |
| electronics | Radar Kelvin Hughes, SPS-52C, SPS-64 , STIR; Sonar, SLQ-25 Nixie; four SRBOC Mk 36 flare launchers |
| Armament: | 2 × Mistral anti- aircraft missile launchers, 2 × 12.7 mm guns |
| Airplanes: | 6 AV-8S Harrier |
| Helicopter: | 6 S-70B Seahawk |
The HTMS Chakri Naruebet ( Thai : เรือ หลวง จักรี นฤเบศ ร - pronunciation: [ rɯa lŭaŋ t͡ɕàk.riː náʔrɯʔbèːt ]) is a multi-functional carrier of the Thai Navy .
Technology and history
The aircraft carrier was built from 1994 to 1997 at the then so-called Bazán shipyard in Spain , which later became part of the Spanish arms company Navantia . The ship is similar to the Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias . Overall, however, the carrier is smaller and has more modern communication and reconnaissance systems and a different drive system ( CODOG drive ). It can be used as an aircraft and helicopter carrier (for submarine hunts or attack operations) as well as for amphibious operations. In addition, the Chakri Naruebet is used for representative tasks and therefore has rooms on board for the royal family.
The on- board squadron includes V / STOL aircraft for which the deck at the bow is designed as a ramp. In addition, American S-70B Seahawk helicopters are also used for the underground defense on the 174 × 27 meter deck, which is equipped with two 20-tonne lifts, of the light and versatile carrier .
Together with the carrier, the navy acquired nine used vertical takeoffs of the Spanish Navy of the type Matador ( Hawker Siddeley Harrier ). These were decommissioned in 2006.
Since entering service in 1997, the ship has hardly been used, obviously due to insufficient funding. It rarely leaves the Sattahip naval base . It runs out once a month for practice purposes. Otherwise, it's mainly a tourist attraction and occasionally a representative transport vehicle for the royal family.
In addition, Chakri Naruebet participated in disaster relief missions during Typhoon Linda (1997), the flood in Songkhla (2000), the evacuation of citizens during the anti-Thailand riots in Cambodia (2003), the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ( 2004) and the 2010 and 2011 floods, with reports reported that at least 2010 the contribution was more symbolic in nature. For budget reasons , the Harrier fighter planes were withdrawn from the carrier and decommissioned in 2006. The widespread inactivity of the ship suggests that the Navy acquired it as a status object rather than out of military necessity. It is therefore regarded as the “ white elephant ” of the Navy and derided by some Thai media as “Thai-tanic”.
Surname
The name Chakri Naruebet is said to honor the Chakri dynasty .
See also
literature
- Chris Bishop, Chris Chant: Aircraft Carriers: The world's greatest naval vessels and their aircraft. MBI Publishing, St. Paul MN 2004, pp. 88-89
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen Saunders: Jane's Fighting Ships, Edition 2015-2016 . United Kingdom, 2015. p. 825.
- ↑ Ron Mattews, Alma Lozano: Evaluating motivations and performance in ASEAN naval acquisition strategy. In: Naval Modernization in South-East Asia. Nature, causes and consequences. Routledge, Abingdon Oxon / New York 2014, p. 70.
- ^ Wertheim, Eric, ed (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th Edition). Page 772. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2 . OCLC 140283156.
Web links
- Chakri Naruebet Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier, Thailand Specifications
- CVH-911 Thai Navy Site (in Thai)