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In 1973 Greater Thailand bought 2 patrol frigates from United Kingdom again. Vosper Mk 7 was built completed in 1976 but install only new sensors and new main gun. The navy plan to install Sea Cat missile and Gabriel missile in a few years but the conflict in Greater Thailand was change everything.


Ayutthaya Vanalee Class 1976 : Patrol Frigate (with the Royal Greater Thailand Navy Flag)




General specifications:
Class & type: Vosper Mk 7 Frigate
Displacement: 1,325 tons standard : 1,625 tons full load
Length: 100.6 m
Beam: 11 m
Draught: 3.4 m
Propulsion: 2 shaft CODOG
2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines 46,400 hp
2 Paxman Ventura diesels 3,500 hp
Speed: 37.5 knots (17 knots diesels only)
Range: 5700 NM - at 17 knots
Crew: 132

Sensors:
1xThales DA05 surveillance and targeting radar
1xDECCA 1229 surface search/navigation radar
1xRan 10S fire control radar

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

Armament:
1xOto Melara 76/62 mm compact gun
2xBofors 40/70 guns (old weapons)
2xM2HB machine guns (old weapons)
2xDepth Charge Rack Mk3 (old weapons)
2xDepth Charge Gun Mk9 K-Gun (old weapons)
2xHedgehog MK11 Anti-submarine Mortar (old weapons)


Vosper Mk 7 Frigate (Libyan frigate Dat Assawari)

In 1982 a Vosper Mk 7 Frigate was transfer to Ayutthaya. Next year Cantiere Navale Breda Italy refit the ship by install EXOCET missiles (like Chanin Class Fast Attack Craft Guided-missile), Krupp Atlas 80 sonar, torpedo launchers and Aspide missiles. France don't sold all weapons to Greater Thailand but not have this problem with Ayutthaya, and Sea Cat missile look too old in 1983

Ayutthaya Vanalee Class 1983 : Guided-missile Frigate



-install 4xEXOCET MM 38 anti-ship missiles
-install 4xAspide surface-to-air missiles
-install 1xKrupp Atlas 80 (DSQS-21) hull-mounted sonar
-Install 2xMk32 3-tube torpedo launchers for Mk46 torpedoes
-Install 1xESM Elettronica ELT 211
-Install 2xECM noise jammer Elettronica ELT 318
-Upgrade Bofors 40/70 gun can control with FCS
-install 2xSippican Mk 33 RBOC Decoy
-install Selex NA-18L/B Electro Optic for 76/62 gun director (Ran 10S radar for Aspide missile director and Rear 40/70 gun director )
-install 1xKelvin-Hughes 1006 navigational radar

Very nice work, thank you for finding space to your AU for this frigate.

A very good work on that Vosper.
You're going, perhaps, to do real-life Libyan Dat Assawari (also Vosper Mk.7)?

MORE Good drawings Superboy... Well Done matey;)

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odysseus1980, i think you really love UK ships
eswube, i don't know what is Vosper Mk 7 until odysseus1980 told me
adenandy, thanks mate

Ayutthaya Vanalee Class 2013 : Training Ship

In 2013 Vanalee Class refit again, she came to the training ship and the guard ship for the king palace 4 months per year. remove all outdated missiles and built 20x11m Helicopter Deck. Ayutthaya Navy have 6 Robinson R44 basic training Helicopters.

The ship can install new standard weapons if required, The Coastal Missile Division have 12 Sako Launchers for Mistral missiles can move to the ship. in 1996 Ayutthaya and Greater Thailand develop AIM-9M Sidewinder quadruple launcher surface-to-air missile, but don't use naval version in all ships.

Great stuff

Love the idea behind the Sidewinder launcher. Reminds me of the Chaparral conversion Taiwan did to their old WW2 DDs.

Good work indeed!

Nice to see the canvas, nothing like open-air training for sailors. Plus, you can have the ship's barbecues there. (Fondly remembering Thai barbecue).