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History | |
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Thailand | |
Name | Suphannahong |
Namesake | Golden Swan; Phoenix |
Owner | Bureau of the Royal Household |
Operator | Royal Thai Navy |
Honors and awards | The World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award 1992 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Royal barge |
Displacement | 15.1 tons |
Length | 44.9 m |
Beam | 3.14 m |
Draught | 0.41 m |
Depth | 0.9 m |
Crew | 57 |
The Royal Barge Suphannahong (Thai: เรือพระที่นั่งสุพรรณหงส์) is a royal barge in Thailand It is one of the four main royal barges used in the Royal Barge Procession.[1] As it is the barge that the King of Thailand uses during the procession, Suphannahong is considered the most important royal barge. When it is not commissioned, it is on display at the National Museum of Royal Barges in Bangkok.