OPV-2 was Prepared for Launching

30 Oktober 2018

OPV-2 during construction (photos : TDN)

On 18 October 2018 at Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Shipyard, Sattahip, Chonburi Admiral Kittipong Nakornsuk as Naval Shipyard welcoming Admiral Chatchai Chaisri, Chief of Naval Operations on the way to the meeting, follow up on the progress of the project to build a offshore patrol vessel and prepare for the launching ceremony. We also visited the progress of the construction of Thai OPV 2.

For the construction of the offshore patrol vessel 2 (OPV 2), the project is approved by the Navy for the Ministry of Defense. Continue up from the Navy's official fleet, by guiding and adhering to self-sufficiency in the sufficiency economy. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was in charge of the Navy in April 15, 2002, saying, "The Navy should use the right size boats and build their own. When building a offshore patrol vessel the 91m Series, it should be enlarged to accommodate larger ships and build more "

Implementation of the project to build a offshore patrol vessel 2. The project duration is 4 years, from 2015 to 2018. It is divided into 2 phases: Phase 1 is to provide only one ship system, consisting of model and package to build ships. The second phase is the supply of command and control systems and weapons systems, all of which have been built at the Royal Navy Naval Academy. That said the Navy has used the potential and expertise of the Navy. The installation of the test is full of pride, although the use of foreign ships, however, it is considered to build large ships with self-reliance. 

The Navy's Naval Shipyard Mahidol Adulyadej It is a very large shipyard in Southeast Asia. It can provide maintenance service for ships of all sizes.

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