Thai Aircraft Carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet. (CVH911)

[Skyman]

Thai aircraft carrier (Helicopter carrier) HTMS Chakri Naruebet. This ship commissioned in 1997. At that moment this ship is inavtive due to high operating cost that affected by Asian Economic Crisis. But we have some money now and able to operate her again. (200,000 Baht, about 4,000 US$, is the cost that we must pay if we just only start her engine.)

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Thank official ship website for those photos.

[Skyman]

The name "Chakri Naruebet" mean "The Protector of Chakri Dynasty".

Aircraft on board in action.

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Thank official site again. http://www.navy.mi.th/cvh911/ (No English page avaliable. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTMS_Chakri_Naruebet for more information.

[TacoDelRio]

I didn't know they had an aircraft carrier, or harriers.

You learn something new everyday! Thanks.

[signatory]

Thanks skyman, very good to see

Can you tell me what is the status of the Thai harriers ? if they had any upgrades or something.

[Skyman]

I don't know about the details of harriers too much. It's ex-spainsh harriers. Very old. I think there is no upgrade for those aircrafts. But the upgrade seems not to be worthwhile. Somebody in Royal Thai Navy said RTN should buy UK harriers which will be decomission soon.

RTN aims to buy F-35 for aif defencing role for the whole fleet. But It might take 10 years or more. So I think RTN should not spend too much on upgrading the harrier. Just fly and learn form them, and wait for JSF.

[signatory]

ok thanks for the info :)

[lrrps]

Pls. call 911 if you have any serious problem with the carrier.
Nice pics and glad to hear your country has an aircraft carrier.

[Aeron]

Hey!

I saw it here ( Spain ) whenit was being builded :D

I also know the pilots that went to Thailand to train your pilot in Harrier combat ( sadly one of them died in an accident in our aircraft carrier not long ago :( )

The Harriers in the pic were the "8º Escuadrilla" ( 8º Squadron? ) here in Rota ( Cadiz ) :)

Good pics!

[welshmann]

Nice pics,that flight deck looks a bit er shabby as in rusty or do they all look like that?

[Hrvoje]

Great pics!
I hope you get the money and sail again!

[Skyman]

Hey!

I saw it here ( Spain ) whenit was being builded :D

I also know the pilots that went to Thailand to train your pilot in Harrier combat ( sadly one of them died in an accident in our aircraft carrier not long ago :( )

The Harriers in the pic were the "8º Escuadrilla" ( 8º Squadron? ) here in Rota ( Cadiz ) :)

Good pics!

I'm sorry to hear that.

I found more photo in my computer. All of them came from someone at Thai Wing21 webboard.

Along side with her elder sister, Principe de Asturias, in first training in Spain before reach home.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9163/91111leftisprincipedeasturias1.jpg

Setting in the dock at the base in gulf of Thailand.

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Thai people, in emergency case, call 191 for police.

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Thai fleet, in emergency case, call 911 http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

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If there is no training you can visit the ship daily, especially in Children's day.(2rd saturday of January) A lot lot lot lot lot of people will come.

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Royal Thai Armed Force is famous in operating the old gear.(No money to get new stuff.High mantainance skill http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif)

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8679/91158tt.jpg

This carrier is the world' smallest. Only 10,000 tons

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When she was build by Basan company, Spain.

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We paid 7,000,000,000 Baht. (175,000,000 US$) In Thailand we pay 35 Baht for each meal.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7356/911102jn.jpg

But 7,000,000,000 Baht for the national security is alway cheap.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7708/911126lq.jpg

[signatory]

I would say 175 million is rather cheap. I mean relative to what other items might cost. It could buy only about 5 modern fighter jets. Or not even one F-22A :)

Although I suppose that sum hasn't been adjusted to a currency of today.

[Cpl Ho]

I believed an aircraft carrier is a 'force-projection' asset... I wondered where Thailand intends to project its forces?

[Kekkonen]

Now THAT is an excellent post. This is mp.net at its best, people from around the world posting and sharing information, good when there are non Americans/EUrowussies doing it as well.

More posts about Thailand please.

[Skyman]

More posts about Thailand please.

As you wish sir!!!

This is yearly missile-firing exercise that 911 (911 become a nickname of this ship) paticipated in May 24, 2005. Firing C-801 form HTMS Chao Praya (FFG 456) and Exocet form HTMS Prab Burapak.

http://www.navy.mi.th/flynavy/new%20index/banerflynavy.gif

HTMS Chao Praya, firing C-801.

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Target is a old gas tank.

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Charki Naruebet.

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The fleet.

http://www.navy.mi.th/flynavy/document/hotissue/image/c801_5.jpg

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Thank Royal Thai Naval Air Division. (No English page avaliable again) http://www.navy.mi.th/flynavy/

[Eldar]

thanks for sharing!!!

[littlefrench]

How many Harriers can it carry ?

[Skyman]

4 - 6 if carry with 6 Sea Hawk.