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TAPI small frigates (1971-1974)
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Tapi 1975
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ตาปี [Tapi] | 5, 1992- 431 | American SB, Toledo, USA | 1.4.1970 | 17.10.1970 | 1.11.1971 | in service (2019) | |
| คีรีรัฐ [Khirirat] | 6, 1992- 432 | Norfolk SB, USA | 18.2.1972 | 2.6.1973 | 10.8.1974 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 864 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1143 |
| Length, m | 84.0 |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 3.05 hull 4.27 sonar |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Fairbank-Morse 38D81/8 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 5300 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 110 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (Mk 46), 1 x 24 Hedgehog Mk 2 ASWRL, 1 Mk 9 DCR (7 DC) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-6, SPS-53, SPG-34 radars, SQS-17A sonar |
| Complement | 150 |
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Tapi 1975
Tapi 1990
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Tapi 2001
Tapi 1975
Project history
US PF103 class, originally based on the Italian-built Pattimura class for Indonesia. Are sister-ships for Iranian Bayandor class.
Modernizations
1983, Tapi; 1987, Khirirat: - 2 x 1 - 76/50, 1 x 2 - 40/60, 1 x 24 Hedgehog Mk 2 ASWRL, SPG-34 radar, SQS-17A sonar; + 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, WM-25 radar, DSQS-21C sonar
1989, both: + SEWACO CCS
Naval service
No significant events.
