The DW-3000F hull is different from the Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, due to the design of the ship having reduced radar cross section, and there are many other additional technologies added.

It is the first ship of the High-Performance Frigate Boat Project of the Royal Thai Navy.

Later, with the royal benevolence of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn, bestowed with the new name HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej.

[4][5] The ship was developed based on the South Korean Navy Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (KDX-I).

The ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, South Korea, from 2013 to 2018.