Naresuan-class Frigate

The Naresuan-class Frigate, (Thai: นเรศวร) is a modified version of the Chinese-made Type 053H2 frigate, cooperatively designed by the Royal Thai Navy and China but built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. The ships came at 2 billion baht each, less than the 8 billion baht claimed price tag for Western-built frigates.

The Thai Navy complained of the poor quality of the ships. The ship's damage control system was very limited, with very basic fire suppression systems. It was claimed that if the ship's hull was breached, the ship would be quickly lost to flooding. The Thai Navy had to spend considerable time and effort to correct some of these issues.

Unit Run

 * HTMS Naruesan (FFG-421)
 * HTMS Taksin (FFG-422)