RATCHARIT (321) class

 3 RATCHARIT-class GUIDED MISSILE PATROL BOATS (PTG)
     (Italian Breda BMB-230 design)

 Name          Pendant    Launched         Completed       Status

 RATCHARIT     321        July 30, 1978    Aug. 10, 1979   Active
 WITTHAYAKOM   322        Sept. 2, 1978    Nov. 12, 1979   Active
 UDOMET        323        Sept. 28, 1978   Feb. 21, 1980   Active

These ships were ordered July 23, 1976.

All three are in active service.

 Breda, Venice, Italy

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   Navy

 Displacement:       239 tons standard
                     274 tons full load
 Dimensions:
      length         163 ft 5 in (49.80 m) overall
      beam            24 ft 7 in ( 7.50 m)
      draft            7 ft 7 in ( 2.30 m) maximum
 Propulsion:         3 MTU type MD20 V538 TB91 diesels; 11,500
                       total bhp; 3 KaMeWa controllable pitch
                       propellers
 Performance:
      speed          37 knots
      range          2,000 nm at 15 knots; 650 nm at 36 knots
 Manning:             45 total (7 off. + 38 enl.)
 Combat Systems:
      missiles       2 twin Exocet SSM box launchers [4 Exocet
                       (MM-38) missiles carried]
      guns           1 76-mm/62-cal. Oto/Melera Compact DP
                     1 40-mm/70-cal Oto/Melera Bofors AA
                     2 12.7-mm machine guns
      radars         1 Racal-Decca 1226 navigation
                     1 Thales WM-25 track-while-scan fire control
      EW             1 Decca RDL-2 radar intercept

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Italian Breda BMB-230 design