The Chakri Naruebet (Thai จักรีนฤเบศร) is Thailand's first and only aircraft carrier. It is based on the Spanish carrier Principe de Asturias and was built in Ferrol, Spain 1994-1996. It was delivered to Thailand in 1997.
The ship has largely remained inactive due to a shortage of funds following the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
The Thaiaircraftcarrier HTMS ChakriNareubet which has spent little time at sea since being commissioned in 1997 (the year of the Asian Economic Crisis) due to her high operating costs.
She was the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch in 1858, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers around the world without refuelling.
However, her hold was later gutted and converted to lay the successful 1865 transatlantic telegraph cable, an impossible task for a smaller vessel.
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