The Royal Thai Navy Receive 4 New High-speed Patrol Boats of the L.125 series

04 Juli 2023

Royal Thai Navy (RTN) was formal hand on ceremony of new 4 Riverine Patrol Boat L.125-class (L.125, L.126, L.127 and L.128) from Marsun Thailand at Royal Thai Navy Council hall, Bangkok on 30 June 2023 (photo : Royal Thai Navy) 

The Royal Thai Navy held a ceremony to receive four new high-speed patrol boats, boat L.125, L.126, L. 127 and L.128 on June 30, 2023 at the Royal Thai Navy Building Arun Amarin Road Ban Chang Lo Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok.

These 4 new L.125 river patrol speed boats are likely to be built from the four L.121 river patrol speed boats, namely L.121, L.122, L.123 and L.124 at the Riverine Squadron, Royal Thai Fleet that was deployed earlier.

The Royal Thai Navy's central procurement and price information center has published an announcement of a project to build a fast boat to patrol the river (excluding weapon systems) in the amount of 4 ships by the Department of the Navy (RTND: Royal Thai Naval Dockyard) in the amount of 84,012,120 baht ($ 2,505,056) on January 10, 2022.

The announcement of the winner of the project published in mid-April 2022 is Marsun Public Company Limited, bidding in the amount of money 82,176,000 baht ($2,450,307).

High-speed Patrol Boats of the L.125 series (photo : AAG)

It is understood that Marsun PCL Thailand has received a contract to build a ship. The new Royal Thai Navy based on the M10 Riverine Patrol Boat and the M10 Riverine Patrol Boat MKII that the company designed, developed and built in Thailand. It is to promote the shipbuilding industry in the country of the Royal Thai Navy.

The River Fleet is in the process of gradually procuring new river patrol speed boats to replace the 39 patrol boats of L.11 series (Patrol Boat, River PBR Mark II) that have been in service since the year 1971-1979 that are close to decommissioning all ships in the near future

The 4 new 125th Royal Navy Patrol Vessels at the delivery ceremony were equipped with shipboard weapons, consisting of 3 M2 HB .50cal heavy machine guns, 2 Minimi 7.62 machine guns and 1 Mk19 40mm grenade launcher.

Which the weapon system installed is the same model as the 4 L.121 Royal Thai Navy ships that have previously been in service in the country Including boat equipment such as Garmin display, Mercury ship propulsion control system and Furuno navigation radar, etc.

(AAG)