HTMS Tachin (1936)

Tachin and her sister ship Maeklong
History
Thai Navy EnsignThailand
NameHTMS Tachin
NamesakeTha Chin River
BuilderUraga Dock Company, Yokosuka
Launched24 July 1936
Commissioned10 June 1937
Decommissioned20 March 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeMae Klong
Displacement1,400 long tons (1,422 t)
Length85 m (279 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion2 × reciprocating steam engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Armament
  • 3 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
  • Light AA guns
  • 2 × torpedo tubes
  • 20 × mines

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.