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Chang 1967

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
อ่างทอง [Angthong] (ex-LST294)	1		American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA	10.1943	15.12.1943	1.1944 // 1947	stricken 1985
แ้ฟืเ [Chang] (ex-Lincoln County, ex-LST898, ex-T-LST898, ex-LST898)	2, 1992- 712		Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA	10.1944	25.11.1944	12.1944 // 8.1962	stricken 2006
ย้ฟืเเฟื [Phangan] (ex-Stark County, ex-LST1134)	3, 1992- 713		Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA	12.1944	16.3.1945	4.1945 // 5.1966	stricken 2008
สฟืะฟ [Lanta] (ex-Stone County, ex-LST1141)	4, 1992- 714		Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA	1.1945	18.4.1945	5.1945 // 8.1973	stricken 2009
ยพฟะ้นืเ [Prathong] (ex-Dodge County, ex-LST722)	5, 1992- 715		Jeffersonville, USA	7.1944	21.8.1944	9.1944 // 12.1975	stricken 2009

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1625
Displacement full, t	4080
Length, m	96.3 wl 100.0 oa
Breadth, m	15.2
Draught, m	landing: 1.19 fore, 3.00 aft, sea-going: 2.30 fore, 4.30 aft
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 General Motors diesels
Power, h. p.	1800
Max speed, kts	12.1
Fuel, t	diesel oil 590
Endurance, nm(kts)	24000 (9)
Armament	1: 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 5 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 2-5: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10
Military load	4 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines
Electronic equipment	1: SO-8 radar 2, 4, 5: SPS-5 radar 3: SPS-10 radar
Complement	80 - 157

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Project history

Former US LST class tank landing ships. All had tripod masts (Angthong recieved it in Thai service).

Modernizations

1960s, Anthong: - 1 x 1 - 40/60, 8 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 2 - 40/60

1970s, Angthong, Phangan, Lanta, Prathong: + 2 x 1 - 20/85 GAM-B01

1970s, Chang: + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

1990s, all: radar was replaced by Decca TM1229

Naval service

No significant events.