Laid down 27 April 1972 Class and type Knox-class frigate Launched 3 February 1973 | Status in active service Construction started 27 April 1972 Length 134 m | |
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Name HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok Namesake King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) Acquired Leased 1994, purchased 9 December 1999 Builders Avondale Shipyard, Westwego | ||
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HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (FFG 461) (Thai: พุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก) is the former USS Truett (FF-1095), Knox-class frigate. The ship is named after the first king of the Chakri Dynasty, King Phutthayotfa Chulaok the Great.
The Royal Thai Navy first leased the ship from the US Navy after she was decommissioned on July 30, 1994. The ship was eventually purchased on December 9, 1999.
A Phutthayotfa Chulalok-class frigate, she has a sister ship, the HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai (FFG 462).
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