Initial intentions were to operate a mixed air group of ex-Spanish AV-8S Matador Harrier V/STOL aircraft and Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters. The aircraft carrier was designed to operate an air group of V/STOL fighter aircraft and helicopters, and is fitted with an aircraft ski-jump. The ship is the smallest functioning aircraft carrier in the world. Based on the Spanish Navy's Príncipe de Asturias design and constructed by Spanish shipbuilder Bazán, Chakri Naruebet was ordered in 1992, laid down in 1994, launched in 1996, and commissioned into the RTN in 1997. HTMS Chakri Naruebet (911) ( Thai: เรือหลวงจักรีนฤเบศร, meaning 'Sovereign of the Chakri Dynasty', the Thai monarchy's ruling family) is the flagship of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), and Thailand's first and only aircraft carrier, although the RTN refers to her as an "Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier". 174.6-by-27.5-metre (573 by 90 ft) flight deckĮquipment fitted for but not with is listed in the article.Up to 14 additional helicopters when required.3 × sextuple Sadral launchers for Mistral surface-to-air missiles.2 × Kelvin-Hughes 1007 navigational radars.Hughes SPS-52C air search radar, E/F band.164.1 metres (538 ft) (between perpendiculars). Rule The Sky, Rule The Sea (ครองเวหา ครองนที)Ĭhakri Narubet-class light aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet (911) in the South China Sea in 2001
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