HTMS Sukhothai
,_left,_steams_at_the_front_of_a_ship_formation_while_the_corvette_HTMS_Rattanakhosin_(FSGM_441),_center,_and_the_amphibious_dock_landing_ship_HTMS_Angthong_130608-N-AX577-070.jpg) HTMS Sukhothai (left) in the Gulf of Thailand during CARAT 2013 exercise
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| History | |
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 Thailand | |
| Name | HTMS Sukhothai |
| Namesake | Kingdom of Sukhothai |
| Builder | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington |
| Laid down | 26 March 1984 |
| Launched | 20 July 1986 |
| Commissioned | 19 February 1987 |
| Decommissioned | 18 December 2022 |
| Status | Sank in a storm on 18 December 2022 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ratanakosin-class corvette |
| Displacement | 960 tons |
| Length | 76.8 m |
| Beam | 9.6 m |
| Draught | 4.5 m |
| Speed |
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| Range | 3568 nautical miles at cruising speed |
| Complement | 87 |
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HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) (Thai: เรือหลวงสุโขทัย, RTGS: Sukhothai) was a corvette of the Ratanakosin class belonging to the Royal Thai Navy. The ship was named after the first king of the Kingdom of Sukhothai, capital city of Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thailand.[1]
The ship sank after a storm in the Gulf of Thailand on 18 December 2022.[2] She developed a heavy list after electrical systems and pumps failed due to flooding. The failures were caused by sea water entering an exhaust port in heavy seas, which led to a short circuit in the ship's electrical system.[3][4] Sailors have been rescued from the water, however 33 crew members out of 106[5] were missing as of 19 December.[6]
References
- ^ เปิดประวัติเรือหลวงสุโขทัยใช้มา35ปี ก่อนล่มกลางอ่าวไทย
- ^ "Thai Royal Navy Vessel HTMS Sukhothai Sinks". Atlas News. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Thai Royal Navy Corvette sank in Gulf of Siam". Fleetmon. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ https://cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/19/asia/thailand-warship-sinks-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
- ^ "Thaïlande : un navire militaire chavire, 31 personnes portées disparues". Franceinfo (in French). 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Penh, Fiona Kelliher in Phnom (2022-12-19). "Thai warship sinks in heavy seas with dozens feared missing". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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