HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok
HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (FFG 461) (Thai: พุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก) is the former USS Truett (FF-1095), Knox-class frigate. The ship is named after the first king of the Chakri Dynasty, King Phutthayotfa Chulaok the Great.
 HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok in 2005 | |
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| Name: | HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok |
| Namesake: | King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards, Westwego, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 27 April 1972 |
| Launched: | 3 February 1973 |
| Acquired: | Leased 1994, purchased 9 December 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 30 July 1994 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 September 2017 |
| Status: | Museum ship in Sattahip District |
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| Class and type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,065 long tons (4,130 t) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draft: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
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| Speed: | 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Complement: | 250 officers and enlisted |
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| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck and hangar |
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 Phutthayotfa Chulalok-class frigate, she has a sister ship, the HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai (FFG 462).
On 22 September 2020, HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok is converted into a floating museum at Sattahip Naval Base in Sattahip District.[1]
External links
Media related to HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (FFG 461) at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Panrak, Patcharapol (2020-09-24). "Retired navy frigate opens as floating museum in Sattahip". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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