Gollevainen, adenandy, eswube, odysseus1980 : thank you.
today i have American version of the British River class. originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat, Reclassified as a Patrol Frigate. Transferred to the Soviet Union, Returned to U.S. and transferred on loan to Thailand
HTMS Tachin (ex-USS Glendale PF-36) and HTMS Prasae (ex-USS Gallup PF-47)
Tacoma class patrol frigates
Displacement: 2,415 long tons full load
Length: 92.8 m
Beam: 11.4 m
Draft: 4.17m
Propulsion: 2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines, 3 boilers, 2 shafts
Speed: 20 knots
Complement: 190
Sensors and processing systems:
1 x SA Air Search Radar
1 x QBF Sonar
1 x Mk 51 Gun Director
Armament:
3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
2 × 40/60 m Bofors guns
9 × 20mm Oerlikon guns
1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
4 to 8 × depth charge projectors
2 × depth charge racks
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HTMS Tachin (PF-1) and HTMS Prasae (PF-2) in 1982
- replace SA air search radar by AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
- replace QBF sonar by AN/SQS-17B hull-mounted sonar
- add 2 x Mk32 Mod 0 324 mm torpedo single tubes
- add 2 x Decca I-band navigation radars
HTMS Tachin reclassified PF-411, decommissioned 22 June 2000 and preserved as a memorial at the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (pre-cadet school) at Nakonnayok province (about 150 km. north-east of Bangkok)
HTMS Prasae reclassified PF-412, decommissioned 22 June 2000 and preserved as a memorial at Memorial at the mouth of the Prasae river, Rayong province (about 300 km. east of Bangkok)