Phra Ruang 1920
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| พระร่วง [Phra Ruang] (ex-Radiant) | Thornycroft, Woolston, UK | 12.1915 | 25.11.1916 | 2.1917 // 9.1920 | stricken 7.1959 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1035 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1208 |
|
Length, m |
83.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.30 |
|
Draught, m |
2.70 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
27000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
36 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 296 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
3440(15) |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT |
|
Complement |
82 |
Project history: Former British destroyer Radiant. She concerned to R type, but was built under special design of Thomycroft. On trials ship reached 39.67kts. After the First World War she was sold by Admiralty to builder, which 21.6.1920 resold ship to Siam. In September, 1920 destroyer arrived to Siam and was renamed Phra Ruang.
Modernizations: 1940s: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
Naval service: In days of Second World War Phra Ruang was used mainly as TS. She was stricken in July, 1959, but long time was used as training hulk. In 2000 the hulk was still afloat.
Phra Ruang 1921
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