Royal Thai Navy WW2
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Royal Thai Navy WW2
[split from the Quiz section-Peter H]
Aside this quiz game, I'm writing an article about Thailand in WW2, and find some high quality pictures of Royal Thai Navy warships, such as HTMS Dhunburi, HTMS Sri Ayuthaiya, HTMS Maeklong and HTMS Machanu class submarines.
Aside this quiz game, I'm writing an article about Thailand in WW2, and find some high quality pictures of Royal Thai Navy warships, such as HTMS Dhunburi, HTMS Sri Ayuthaiya, HTMS Maeklong and HTMS Machanu class submarines.
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Maeklong class coastal defence ship
Mitsui Uraga Dock
both completed on June 12 1937
1400 tons, 18 knots, 120mm*4, 20mm*1, 450mm torpedo tube*2, 24 mines
Tachin bombed by allied air raia in Jan 1945 and heavily damaged, Maeklong served in RTN till 1960s
Mitsui Uraga Dock
both completed on June 12 1937
1400 tons, 18 knots, 120mm*4, 20mm*1, 450mm torpedo tube*2, 24 mines
Tachin bombed by allied air raia in Jan 1945 and heavily damaged, Maeklong served in RTN till 1960s
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Thanks Windward for the pics 
Besides the 8) soundind name of the Thai (Siamese?) coast defence ship it interests me as it's a bit similar as our Finnish coast defence ships Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen
http://www.hut.fi/~jaromaa/Navygallery/ ... oastal.htm
Specially interesting is that both the Finnish and Thai ships were Diesel powered (our actually Diesel-electric).


I happen to have few Swedish origin books about world navies: "Marine Kalender" (from 1938 to today). The statistics of Thai torpedoboats of
Trad/Trat class ( 318t, 31knots, 3x75/76, 2x20, 2xmg, 6x450TT) and
Kantan class ( 110t, 18knots, 1x75, 2x20, 2x450TT)
sound intersting. Do you have any pics of them?
Regards, Juha

Besides the 8) soundind name of the Thai (Siamese?) coast defence ship it interests me as it's a bit similar as our Finnish coast defence ships Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen
http://www.hut.fi/~jaromaa/Navygallery/ ... oastal.htm
Specially interesting is that both the Finnish and Thai ships were Diesel powered (our actually Diesel-electric).


I happen to have few Swedish origin books about world navies: "Marine Kalender" (from 1938 to today). The statistics of Thai torpedoboats of
Trad/Trat class ( 318t, 31knots, 3x75/76, 2x20, 2xmg, 6x450TT) and
Kantan class ( 110t, 18knots, 1x75, 2x20, 2x450TT)
sound intersting. Do you have any pics of them?
Regards, Juha
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Links(already provided by others) on the Thai Navy and also the French-Thai war of 1940/41:
Wrecks:
http://www.thaiwreckdiver.com/wreck_lis ... 20Malaysia....
Thai Coastal Defence Ships:
http://warships.web4u.cz/lode.php?langu ... 6+Thonburi
http://www.warship.get.net.pl/Syjam/Coa ... class.html
http://www.j-aircraft.com/familyphotos/ ... asanan.htm
Battle of Koh Chang:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=60485
http://www.btinternet.com/~david.manley ... hchang.htm
http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_W ... -Chang.htm
http://www.iamkohchang.com/Articles/battle.htm
Franco-Thai Conflict WW2:
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/thai.htm
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/20 ... fault.aspx
Thai armed forces:
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/thaiarmy.htm
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/thaiafv.htm
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/frthaf.htm
Japanese aircraft in Thai service:
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-east ... istory.htm
Wrecks:
http://www.thaiwreckdiver.com/wreck_lis ... 20Malaysia....
Thai Coastal Defence Ships:
http://warships.web4u.cz/lode.php?langu ... 6+Thonburi
http://www.warship.get.net.pl/Syjam/Coa ... class.html
http://www.j-aircraft.com/familyphotos/ ... asanan.htm
Battle of Koh Chang:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=60485
http://www.btinternet.com/~david.manley ... hchang.htm
http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_W ... -Chang.htm
http://www.iamkohchang.com/Articles/battle.htm
Franco-Thai Conflict WW2:
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/thai.htm
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/20 ... fault.aspx
Thai armed forces:
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/thaiarmy.htm
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/thaiafv.htm
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~dpohara/frthaf.htm
Japanese aircraft in Thai service:
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-east ... istory.htm
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The Finnish dual were success design for the purpose they were assigned. I think the reason you feel them similar was they all have two turrets and box shape. Compare them with the slim Swedish one, coastal battleship Sverige.Juha Tompuri wrote:Thanks Windward for the pics
Besides the 8) soundind name of the Thai (Siamese?) coast defence ship it interests me as it's a bit similar as our Finnish coast defence ships Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen
regards

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Kangtang class patrol boats (Japanese books list them as patrol and coast guard boats, not torpedo boats)
Kangtang
Klongyal
Takbal
Ishikawajima shipbuilding, Tokyo, complete June 21 1937
HTMS Dhunburi (out of commission ) on the background
Kangtang
Klongyal
Takbal
Ishikawajima shipbuilding, Tokyo, complete June 21 1937
HTMS Dhunburi (out of commission ) on the background
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Interesting
As I know the main gun of Dhunburi still existing, which been used as training material in Thailand navy at least in late 1990s. Also I remember in one of Jp magazine, there are photos of them....
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Re: Interesting
The Thonburi guns were a Japanese model, the 200mm gun also mounted aboard Akagi and Kaga. There were many surplus barrels at the time because early heavy cruisers had changed over to the 203mm gun and the carriers had also landed some.
There's a very nice memorial in Thailand in which the superstructure and turrets of a coast defense ship have been laid out on a plot resembling the ship's deck. Unfortunately, the guns are touched with rust on the inside, and the breech mechanisms appear to have been removed.
There's a very nice memorial in Thailand in which the superstructure and turrets of a coast defense ship have been laid out on a plot resembling the ship's deck. Unfortunately, the guns are touched with rust on the inside, and the breech mechanisms appear to have been removed.
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OOB for RTNAF
Does anyone know off hand or else of a good website that would give the OOB for the Royal Thai Naval Airforce in WW2? If I'm not mistaken they only used float planes like the Dave, Jake etc. but how many squadrons were there and how many planes of what type for each squadron and where were these units stationed on Dec 22, 1941?
I'm particularly interested in the OOB for Dec 22, 1941 which, if I'm not mistaken, is the date they allied with the Japanese.
I'm looking for this info regarding a mod I'm working on for a pc game.
Thanks for any help.
I'm particularly interested in the OOB for Dec 22, 1941 which, if I'm not mistaken, is the date they allied with the Japanese.
I'm looking for this info regarding a mod I'm working on for a pc game.
Thanks for any help.
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Thank you for the reply Andy H! Isn't the 5th air wing part of the RTAF though? I was looking for info on the naval air force.Andy H wrote:http://niehorster.orbat.com/082_thailan ... ng_05.html
The above is for Dec 8th 1941
Regards
Andy H
I visited these forums a while back and someone on them had a friend who hosts this site: http://www.geocities.com/thailandwwii/oob.html?200618 So I think I have the regular air force nailed down fairly well. Using the web site you mention above I get the impression that a typical squadron had a standard strength of 9 planes.
I just can't find anything on the naval air force float planes and such. I assume the navy air force consisted of patrol planes and little else? I've combed Google as best I know how and have come up empty so far.

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Re: Royal Thai Navy WW2
BTW, HTMS Mae Klong has been in used for about 60 year the "teacher ship" until the final retirement around 1996.
It has been plinted at Fort Chulachomklao ever since.
The other ship that escape for fate of being uder the blazing torch or being a bombing target is HTMS Chumporn which has been retired in 1980 ... by the request of the Governor of Chumporn ... This torpido ship has been plinted near Admiral Prince Abhakorn Shrine.
Armiral prince Bhakorn is cosidred as the father of Modern Thai Navy.
It has been plinted at Fort Chulachomklao ever since.
The other ship that escape for fate of being uder the blazing torch or being a bombing target is HTMS Chumporn which has been retired in 1980 ... by the request of the Governor of Chumporn ... This torpido ship has been plinted near Admiral Prince Abhakorn Shrine.
Armiral prince Bhakorn is cosidred as the father of Modern Thai Navy.