HTMS Pattani and her sister ship Naratiwat are Thai designs built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation. The Pattani was commissioned into the Royal Thai Navy on December 16 2005. Since then she has engaged in the anti piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden and has helped in the search for Malaysian Airlines flight 370.
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,440 long tons (1,460 t) full load
Length: 95.5 m (313 ft 4 in)
Beam: 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draft: 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: 2 × Ruston16RK270 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 84
Sensors and
processing systems:
1 × Selex RAN-30X/I multimode surveillance radar with IFF
1 × Rheinmetall TMX/EO fire control radar and optronic director
3 × Raytheon Anschutz NSC-25 SeaScout navigational radar
Combat system: Atlas Elektronik COSYS combat management system
Navigation system : Raytheon Anschutz IBS/INS NSC-series
Communication system: Rohde & Schwarz Integrated Communication system
Armament:
1 × Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid
2 × Denel Land Systems GI-2 20mm autocannon
2 × U.S. Ordnance M2HB .50 caliber machine gun
She is fitted for but to with RGM-84 Harpoons.