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The HTMS Makut Rajakumarn is a frigate operated by the Royal Thai Navy. The ship was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow, Scotland 1971.The design was based on the Malaysian frigate KD Rahmat, but is larger and has a second gun at the stern.The ship entered service in 1973 and fitted as a flagship.

HTMS Makut Rajakumarn 1973





General specifications:
length: 97.56 m
beam:10.97 m
draft: 5.57 m
displacement (max): 2,072 t
max speed: 25 kts
range: 5,940 nm @ 18 kts
Crew:: 153
propulsion: 2 shaft CODAG
1xRolls-Royce Olympus TM 3B gas turbine 23,175 hp
1xMan Diesel 12PC2V 6000 hp

Sensors:
1xThales DA05 surveillance and targeting radar
1xDECCA 1229 surface search/navigation radar
1xThales WM22 mod 61 fire control radar
1xHSA M44 radar/visual director
1xTarget Designation Sight (TDS)
1xPlessey PMS-26 hull sonar

Communication systems:
UHF antennas
1xBAE AN/TPX-54 Mk X

Armament:
2xBAE 114mm/55 Mk8 Mod 0 naval guns
1xSea Cat Launcher short-range surface to air missile
2to4xM2HB machine guns
2xBofors 40/60 guns
1xLimbo Mk 10 Anti Submarine Mortar
2xDepth Charge Rack Mk9


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HTMS Makut Rajakumarn was refitted in 1985-88 following an engine room fire in 1984. After nearly 15 years of service, Yarrow frigate for the Royal Thai Navy had been install all weapons and sensors completed successfully.

HTMS Makut Rajakumarn 1988



The port side of HTMS Makut Rajakumarn. Have ZW06 radar, the ladders to DA05 radar floor and TDS. Lifeboats was different from the starboard side





-Replace Plessey PMS-26 hull sonar (Max Range 3nm) with Atlas DSQS-21C Active Search/Attack Sonar sonar (Max Range 16nm)
-Install Thales SEWACO (FORESEE-TH) CMS
-Install 1xThales ZW06 a surface search and navigation radar
-Install ESM Elettronica ELT 211
-Install ECM noise jammer Elettronica ELT 318, with 4xELT 828 antennas inside spherical dome
-Install Sippican Mk 33 RBOC Decoy
-install Thales Link Y Mk 1

In 1998 HTMS Makut Rajakumarn removed the Sea Cat missiles and Limbo anti submarine mortar( time expired). Change number to 433 and she began service as the training ship in 2010

HTMS Makut Rajakumarn 1998







-Replace Sea Cat Launcher with OTOBreda 40 mm/70 Bofors Twin Compact naval gun
-Replace HSA M44 radar/visual director with the second Target Designation Sight (TDS)
-Replace 2xBofors 40/60 Guns with 2xPMW49A (STWS-2) Torpedo Launcher for BAE Sting Ray Lightweight acoustic homing torpedo
-Remove Limbo Mk 10 Anti Submarine Mortar
-Install 1xSATCOM
-Install 1xKoden and 1xFuruno navigation radars, now she have 4 navigation radars including ZW06

edit : update OTOBreda 40 mm/70 Bofors Twin Compact

And this is the Japanese version,what did he say ?

^^ My french skills are not perfect but i think that they say:

The upper left yellow box: "At that precise moment, in the surface"

First bubble: "We're arriving to the zone of the experience"
Second bubble: "Perfect! give green light to Kazuky!..."

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Excellent work! Keep it up!

A well waited addition to the bucket, really nice drawing of a really intresting ship.

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Excellent work.

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Would you please not eat my gun...

here is the correct version of the 40mm, if you are interested in correct sizes and stuff.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/63276563/belowdeck%20guns.png

A glorious drawing Superboy, well done mate.