Thai navy joins pirate patrol

TarJak · 09-10-10, 10:12 PM

Thailands sends two ships to the Gulf of Aden to combat pirates:

http://media.smh.com.au/national/sel...l?from=newsbox

Gerald · 09-10-10, 10:17 PM

BTW,have Australia presence there

TarJak · 09-10-10, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

BTW,have Australia presence there

Not to my knowledge.

Gerald · 09-10-10, 10:35 PM

matter of time!

TarJak · 09-10-10, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vendor

matter of time!

Oh we've been there done that but AFAIK no current deployments, also no Aussie shipping has been targeted so far so there's been less impetus for us to send ships over.

Gerald · 09-10-10, 10:53 PM

but it is well Traffic part of the West Coast, you never know if the pirates are moving

TarJak · 09-10-10, 11:08 PM

The West Coast is patrolled, mostly looking for asylum seekers though.

Gerald · 09-10-10, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

The West Coast is patrolled, mostly looking for asylum seekers though.

diver · 09-11-10, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vendor

BTW,have Australia presence there

Yes. For a while now.

TarJak · 09-11-10, 06:58 AM

I was wrong then. Having a look HMAS Melbourne is over there now.

http://www.navy.gov.au/Melbourne%E2%...ajor_Milestone

Jimbuna · 09-11-10, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

I was wrong then. Having a look HMAS Melbourne is over there now.

http://www.navy.gov.au/Melbourne%E2%...ajor_Milestone

I knew it wouldn't be a Collins class

TarJak · 09-11-10, 08:02 AM

we'd be lucky to get enough crew to get one to patrol Sydney Harbour.

TLAM Strike · 09-11-10, 10:52 AM

Wonder if one of the ships they are sending is that Carrier of theirs?

Although the ship in the video was a Cannon class DE... yea a D fraking E...
The other was a Naresuan class Frigate I think...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

we'd be lucky to get enough crew to get one to patrol Sydney Harbour.

Tell them someone dropped a beer down there...

Gerald · 09-11-10, 03:17 PM

She looking very nice

Commanding Officer Commander Michael John Harris
Pennant FFG 05
Class Adelaide Class
Based Sydney
Launched 5 May 1989
Commissioned 15 February 1992
Displacement 4200 tonnes4,200,000 kg
4.2e+9 g
9,259,412.4 lb
148,150,640.4 oz
Length 138.1 metres13,810 cm
0.138 km
0.0858 mi
453.084 ft
5,437.008 in
Beam 14.3 metres1,430 cm
0.0143 km
0.00889 mi
46.916 ft
562.992 in
Armament

* 76mm Rapid Fire Gun
* Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles
* SM2 Surface-to-Air Missiles
* Evolved Sea Sparrow Surface-to-Air Missiles
* Mk 41 Vertical Launch System
* Mk 13 Missile Launcher
* Phalanx Close-in Weapons System
* Nulka, Pirate, Seagnat and Lescut decoy systems
* 2 Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes
* Mk 46 torpedoes

Aircraft

* Up to two Seahawk helicopters

Main Machinery

* Two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines driving a single controllable pitch propeller

Speed 30 knots15.433 m/s
55.56 km/h
0.0154 km/s
3,038.059 ft/min
50.634 ft/s
Company 221

Jimbuna · 09-11-10, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

we'd be lucky to get enough crew to get one to patrol Sydney Harbour.

I was thinking something along those lines

09-10-10, 10:12 PM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Thai navy joins pirate patrol Thailands sends two ships to the Gulf of Aden to combat pirates: http://media.smh.com.au/national/sel...l?from=newsbox

09-10-10, 10:17 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Good,they can never be too many BTW,have Australia presence there __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-10-10, 10:35 PM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	But there are resources matter of time! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-10-10, 10:53 PM	#6
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Yes it sounds logical, but it is well Traffic part of the West Coast, you never know if the pirates are moving __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-11-10, 03:17 PM	#14
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	HMAS Melbourne She looking very nice Commanding Officer Commander Michael John Harris Pennant FFG 05 Class Adelaide Class Based Sydney Launched 5 May 1989 Commissioned 15 February 1992 Displacement 4200 tonnes4,200,000 kg 4.2e+9 g 9,259,412.4 lb 148,150,640.4 oz Length 138.1 metres13,810 cm 0.138 km 0.0858 mi 453.084 ft 5,437.008 in Beam 14.3 metres1,430 cm 0.0143 km 0.00889 mi 46.916 ft 562.992 in Armament * 76mm Rapid Fire Gun * Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles * SM2 Surface-to-Air Missiles * Evolved Sea Sparrow Surface-to-Air Missiles * Mk 41 Vertical Launch System * Mk 13 Missile Launcher * Phalanx Close-in Weapons System * Nulka, Pirate, Seagnat and Lescut decoy systems * 2 Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes * Mk 46 torpedoes Aircraft * Up to two Seahawk helicopters Main Machinery * Two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines driving a single controllable pitch propeller Speed 30 knots15.433 m/s 55.56 km/h 0.0154 km/s 3,038.059 ft/min 50.634 ft/s Company 221 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-10-10, 11:08 PM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The West Coast is patrolled, mostly looking for asylum seekers though.

09-11-10, 06:58 AM	#10
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I was wrong then. Having a look HMAS Melbourne is over there now. http://www.navy.gov.au/Melbourne%E2%...ajor_Milestone

09-11-10, 08:02 AM	#12
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	we'd be lucky to get enough crew to get one to patrol Sydney Harbour.