HTMS Krabi

	HTMS Krabi on Sydney Harbour in October 2013
History
Thailand
Name	HTMS Krabi
Namesake	Krabi Province
Builder	Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard; BAE Systems Surface Ships;
Launched	3 December 2011
Commissioned	26 August 2013
Identification	MMSI number: 567443000; Callsign: HSNK;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified River-class patrol vessel
Displacement	2,000 t (2,000 long tons; 2,200 short tons)
Length	90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700kW/10,950HP, 2 shafts; 2 × controllable-pitch propellers;
Speed	25 kn (46 km/h)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km)
Endurance	35 days
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales Variant surveillance radar; Thales Lirod Mk2 fire control radar;
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm gun; 2 × 30mm MSI guns; 2 × Machine guns;
Aircraft carried	One H145M helicopter
Aviation facilities	20 meter flight deck

HTMS Krabi (OPV-551) is an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Royal Thai Navy. She is a modified River-class patrol vessel, and was built by Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard, with design and technology transfer support from BAE Systems Surface Ships. Additional construction took place at the Royal Thai Navy Mahidol Dockyard in Sattahip.

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