HTMS ''Phutthayotfa Chulalok'' (FFG-461) () is the former , . The ship is named after the first king of the
Chakri Dynasty
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King Phutthayotfa Chulaok the Great.
The
Royal Thai Navy
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first leased the ship from the
US Navy
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after she was decommissioned on July 30, 1994. The ship was eventually purchased on December 9, 1999. A , she has a sister ship, the .
On 22 September 2020, HTMS ''Phutthayotfa Chulalok'' is converted into a floating museum at Sattahip Naval Base in
Sattahip District.
ทร.เปิดแหล่งเรียนรู้เชิงท่องเที่ยว "เรือพระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก" ให้ชมแล้ว
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Gallery
Image:US Navy 050624-N-7783B-004 The guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), right, underway in formation with ships of from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).jpg, USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) with HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (front)
Image:US Navy 050621-N-4104L-040 A Royal Thai Navy bugler aboard HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok sounds a call marking evening colors A Royal Thai Navy bugler aboard HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok sounds a call marking evening colors.jpg, Royal Thai Navy bugler aboard HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok sounds a call marking evening colors
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USS Truett
Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana
Phutthayotfa Chulalok-class frigates
Museum ships in Thailand
1973 ships
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