Frigate
Ships of the Royal Thai Navy
Meklong class, Frigate
| Displacement: |
1'400 tons full load |
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| Dimensions: | 8Length 5.00 m | Beam 10.5 m | Draught 3.7 m | |||||
| Propulsion: |
2 reciprocating steam engines of 2,500 hp |
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| Speed: |
17 Knots |
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| Crew: | Range: | |||||||
| Aviation: | Floatplane | |||||||
| Armament: |
4 x 12 cm 2 later 2 x 20 mm 4 x 45,7 cm Torpedos 3 x 40/60-mm machine guns Six depth-charge launcher pads |
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| Builder: |
Uraga Dock in Yokosuka, Japan. |
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| Design: |
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| Ships: | FF-415 HTMS Tachin | |||||||
| Laid down: | 24. Juli 1936 | |
| Launched: | 1936 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 10. June 1937 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | 20 March 1995 | |
FF-415 HTMS Tachin
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| Launched: | 1936 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 12. June 1937 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | 1951 | |
Pictures / Bilder
FF-414 HTMS Mehklong (Photo courtesy of Tangkijjarak Phakphum)
FF-415 HTMS Tachin (Photo courtesy of Stephane Barbedienne)