HTMS Angthong
_in_February_2016.JPG) HTMS Angthong underway on 12 February 2016
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| History | |
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 Thailand | |
| Name | Angthong |
| Namesake | Ang Thong Islands |
| Ordered | 11 November 2008 |
| Builder | ST Engineering |
| Laid down | 2009 |
| Launched | 21 March 2011 |
| Commissioned | 19 April 2012 |
| Homeport | Chonburi |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Endurance-class landing platform dock |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 141.0 m (462 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Ramps | 2 × (bow and stern) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | In excess of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Capacity | 18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo |
| Troops | > 350–500 |
| Crew | 65 (8 officers and 57 men) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | AS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters |
HTMS Angthong (LPD-791) (Thai: เรือหลวงอ่างทอง) is a Royal Thai Navy amphibious ship based on the design of Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career
[edit]Angthong was commissioned as part of the Thai navy's procurement of landing platform docks to expand its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capacity following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.[2][3] On 11 November 2008, a SGD 200 million contract was signed between ST Marine and Thailand for the sale of one unit of the Endurance-class LPD and its associated landing craft.[4][5] The LPD would use the Terma C-Series system, which includes the C-Flex combat management system, C-Search radar suite which includes the Scanter 4100 radar and IFF, and the C-Fire fire control system.[6]
On 21 March 2011, the new ship was christened HTMS Angthong (pennant number LPD-791) and was launched from ST Marine's dockyard by the wife of Admiral Khamthorn Pumhiran, Commander-In-Chief of Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The delivery of the ship was completed on 19 April 2012.[7][8]
The Angthong was deployed as a base of operations for the navy's humanitarian assistance mission during the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis,[9] and to provide disaster relief during flooding in Southern Thailand in January 2017.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Koh, Swee Lean Collin (17 October 2014). "Southeast Asia's Emerging Amphibious Forces". The Diplomat. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "กองทัพเรือต้อนรับ "เรือหลวงอ่างทอง" ลำใหม่ มูลค่าเกือบ 5 พันล้านบาท". Manager Online (in Thai). 19 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "ST Engineering's Marine Arm Secures S$200m Contract To Design And Build Landing Platform Dock". STE. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "ST Marine wins contract for Thai amphibious vessels". Jane's Navy International. November 2008.
- ^ "C-Series Combat System from Terma to the Royal Thai Navy's Landing Platform Dock". Terma. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Navy officially welcomes HTMS Ang Thong to fleet". Bangkok Post. 20 April 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Jikkham, Patsara; Nanuam, Wassana; AFP (25 May 2015). "Thailand deploys landing ship as base for migrant-relief effort". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Constant, Max (8 January 2017). "Thai military deployed to cope with massive flooding". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
