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Specifications
Bhumibol Adulyadej FREMM frigate
Origin 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇫🇷 France
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Multi-purpose frigate
Manufacturer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Naval Group
Year introduced 2019 2012
Number built 1 unit 22 units
Estimated unit price $482 million $795 million
Displacement 3,700 tons 6,700 tons
Maximum speed 33.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots 6,800 nm at 15 knots
Length 124.1 m 144.6 m
Beam 14.4 m 20.0 m
Crew 141 145
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Armament & Systems
Bhumibol Adulyadej FREMM frigate
Armament
  • 1 × Otomelara 76/62 Super Rapid Stealth Shield
  • 2 × MSI Defence DS30M Mk.2
  • 2 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber guns
  • 1 × 20 mm Mk.15 Phalanx Block-1B CIWS
  • 2 × 4 RGM-84L Block II Harpoon anti-ship missile
  • 2 × 3 SEA Torpedo Launching System Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo
  • 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS containing 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Block II or 8 × RUM-139C VL ASROC
  • 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 or A50 VLS for Aster 15/30 missiles
  • 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles
  • 8 x MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles
  • 8 x MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship missiles
  • 4 x MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles
  • 1 x Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm SR gun
  • 1 x Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano gun
  • 3 x Nexter 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems
  • 2 x Leonardo OTO Melara 25/80 turrets
  • 2 x B-515 launchers for MU 90 torpedoes
  • 2 x Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC point-defence SAM
Propulsion 2 × Diesel engine MTU 16V1163 M94 (11,840 kW) and 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (25,100 kW) CODLOG (France) or CODLAG (Italy): 1 × 32 MW General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine, 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors, 4 × diesel generators

Overview

The Bhumibol Adulyadej and the FREMM frigate are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,700 tons for the Bhumibol Adulyadej vs 6,700 tons for the FREMM frigate. The Bhumibol Adulyadej reaches 33 knots vs 27 knots for the FREMM frigate. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Bhumibol Adulyadej vs 6,800 for the FREMM frigate. The Bhumibol Adulyadej carries a crew of 141 vs 145 for the FREMM frigate.

The Bhumibol Adulyadej was produced in 1 units vs 22 for the FREMM frigate. Cost per hull is $482M for the Bhumibol Adulyadej vs $795M for the FREMM frigate. The Bhumibol Adulyadej was commissioned in 2019, 7 years after the FREMM frigate (2012).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has greater displacement at 6,700 tons compared to the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class's 3,700 tons.
Which is faster, the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The Bhumibol Adulyadej-class is faster with a maximum speed of 33 knots compared to the FREMM frigate-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has a longer range at 6,800 nautical miles compared to the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class is longer at 144.6 meters compared to the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class's 124.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class and FREMM frigate-class have?
The FREMM frigate-class has a larger crew complement of 145 compared to the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class's 141 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class is more expensive at approximately $795 million per unit compared to the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class at $482 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has been built in greater numbers with 22 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Bhumibol Adulyadej-class.