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THALANG mine countermeasures support ship (1980)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
ถลาง [Thalang] 1, 1992- 621   Naval DYd, Bangkok     25.6.1980 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

1000

Length, m

55.7

Breadth, m

10.0

Draught, m

3.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU diesels

Power, h. p.

1310

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, mines

Electronic equipment Decca TM1226 radar
Complement 77

Project history: Design of Ferrostaal, West Germany. Has two 3t cranes on the stern and carries 4 sets of spare mine-countermeasures equipment for minesweepers. Can also use mechanical minesweeping gear.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Thalang 2001

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