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BANGPAKONG frigates (1943/1947)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| บางปะกง [Bangpakong] (ex-Burnet, ex-Gondwana, ex-Burnet) | 4 | Ferguson, Glasgow, UK | 11.1942 | 31.5.1943 | 9.1943 // 15.5.1947 | stricken 1984 | |
| ประแส [Prasae] (ex-Betony, ex-Sind, ex-Betony) | Hall, Aberdeen, UK | 9.1942 | 22.4.1943 | 8.1943 // 15.5.1947 | wrecked 13.1.1951 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 980 - 1000 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1350 - 1370 |
| Length, m | 57.9 pp 62.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.34 - 4.42 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 337 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7400(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk VII, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271 or type 273 or type 291 radar, type 123 or type 128 or type 144 sonar |
| Complement | 109 |
Standard scale images
Bangpakong 1960
Project history
Former Indian 'Flower' class corvettes, returned to RN in 1947 and immediately to Royal Thai Navy.
Modernizations
1960s, Bangpakong: - 1 x 1 - 102/45, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCR; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7
Naval service
Since 1970s Bangpakong used as TS. Prasae served in the Korean war, 7.1.1951 she was beached on the East coast of Korea during snowstorm and scuttled after unsuccessful attempts to raise her.
