Navy welcomes HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej

SATTAHIP:--he Royal Thai Navy welcomed its most-celebrated warship in decades when the renamed HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej arrived at the Sattahip Naval Base.

 

Navy commander-in-chief Adm. Luechai Ruddit presided over the Jan. 7 reception and fleet-enrollment ceremony for the high-performance frigate that was named the HTMS Tachin when it left Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. in South Korea Dec. 22.

 

During its voyage to Hong Kong, Vietnam and then Thailand, the Royal Household notified the navy that HM the King Maha Vajiralongkorn had ordered FFG-471 renamed after his father, HM King Rama IX.

 

The 14.6-billion-baht frigate is based on the design of the Gwanggaeto, or Great-class, destroyer built to the standards of the U.S. and South Korean navies.

 

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Tanks, helo's, subs bloody hell them hi-so's must be really worried that the populace are going to be upping the ante post the fixed election if they ever get around to holding it

 

Glad they aint wasted all that money on useless <deleted> that will be u/s through lack of parts and maintenance though....

Have they announced yet which dry dock it will be displayed in for the rest of its service.

It has a 471 Jimmy in it.