Thailand’s HTMS Chakri Naruebet, once promising, is now essentially a royal yacht, with its Harrier jets grounded due to a lack of spare parts. These carriers highlight the complexities of ...

The flagship of the Royal Thai Navy is the HTMS Chakri Naruebet – Thailand’s first and only aircraft carrier. Thailand refers to this ship as an “Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier.” ...

Its carrier, the HTMS Chakri Naruebet, was meant to be a point of pride for Thailand and symbolize the developing country's power. Then the late 1990s Asian financial crisis hit Thailand.

Its carrier, the HTMS Chakri Naruebet, was meant to be a source of pride for Thailand and symbolize the developing country's power. But that was before the late 1990s Asian financial crisis.