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Tachin and her sister ship Maeklong
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History | |
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Thailand | |
Name | HTMS Tachin |
Namesake | Tha Chin River |
Builder | Uraga Dock Company, Yokosuka |
Launched | 24 July 1936 |
Commissioned | 10 June 1937 |
Decommissioned | 20 March 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mae Klong |
Displacement | 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) |
Length | 85 m (279 ft) |
Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × reciprocating steam engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
Speed | 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
Armament |
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HTMS Tachin (Thai: เรือหลวงท่าจีน) was a Royal Thai Navy sloop and training ship, built by the Uraga Dock Company in Yokosuka, Japan. Her sister ship was HTMS Maeklong. The ship is named after a river, Tha Chin River.