HTMS Thonburi

	HTMS Thonburi in 1938
History
Siam
Name	HTMS Thonburi
Namesake	Kingdom of Thonburi
Awarded	Bravery Medal
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	12 January 1936
Launched	31 July 1937
Commissioned	31 January 1938
Decommissioned	26 September 1941
Stricken	19 June 1959
Fate	Wrecked in the Battle of Koh Chang on 17 January 1941, refitted in Japan, decommissioned and used as a training vessel until being stricken.
Status	Currently a memorial site (deck and front turret) at the Royal Thai Naval Academy, Samut Prakan
General characteristics
Class and type	Thonburi-class coastal defence ship
Displacement	2,265 tons
Length	252.66 ft (77.01 m)
Beam	47.25 ft (14.40 m)
Draft	13.75 ft (4.19 m)
Propulsion	2 MAN diesel engines; 5,200 shp;
Speed	15.5 knots
Complement	234 officers and men
Armament	4 x 8 in (203 mm) guns,; 4 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns; Before World War II: 4 × 20 mm AA Madsen; During World War II: 4 × 40 mm AA Vickers;
Armor	Main belt: 63.5 mm (2.5 in); Deck: 38 + 25 mm (1.5 + 1.0 in); Turrets: 102 mm (4 in); Conning Tower: 102 mm (4 in);

HTMS Thonburi (Thai: เรือหลวงธนบุรี, RTGS: Thon buri) was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Thai Navy.

History
HTMS Thonburi in 1938
Siam
Name	HTMS Thonburi
Namesake	Kingdom of Thonburi
Awarded	Bravery Medal^[1]
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	12 January 1936
Launched	31 July 1937
Commissioned	31 January 1938
Decommissioned	26 September 1941
Stricken	19 June 1959
Fate	Wrecked in the Battle of Koh Chang on 17 January 1941, refitted in Japan, decommissioned and used as a training vessel until being stricken.
Status	Currently a memorial site (deck and front turret) at the Royal Thai Naval Academy, Samut Prakan
General characteristics
Class and type	Thonburi-class coastal defence ship
Displacement	2,265 tons
Length	252.66 ft (77.01 m)
Beam	47.25 ft (14.40 m)
Draft	13.75 ft (4.19 m)
Propulsion	2 MAN diesel engines 5,200 shp
Speed	15.5 knots
Complement	234 officers and men
Armament	4 x 8 in (203 mm) guns, 4 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns Before World War II: 4 × 20 mm AA Madsen During World War II: 4 × 40 mm AA Vickers
Armor	Main belt: 63.5 mm (2.5 in) Deck: 38 + 25 mm (1.5 + 1.0 in) Turrets: 102 mm (4 in) Conning Tower: 102 mm (4 in)