HTMS Angthong

HTMS Angthong (LPD-791) is a Royal Thai Navy amphibious ship based on the design of Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

For other ships with the name, see Ang Thong (disambiguation) § Ships.
HTMS Angthong underway on 12 February 2016.
History
Thailand
Name
  • Angthong
  • (อ่างทอง)
NamesakeAng Thong Islands
Ordered11 November 2008
BuilderST Engineering
Laid down2009
Launched21 March 2011
Commissioned19 April 2012
HomeportChonburi
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeEndurance-class landing platform dock
Displacement
  • Standard: 6,500 t (6,400 long tons; 7,200 short tons)
  • Full load: 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)
Length141.0 m (462 ft 7 in)
Beam21.0 m (68 ft 11 in)
Draught5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Ramps2 × (bow and stern)
Installed power
Propulsion
SpeedIn excess of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 4 × 13 m (43 ft) Fast Craft Equipment & Utility (FCEU) on davits
  • 2 × 25 m (82 ft) Fast Craft Utility (FCU) inside well deck
Capacity18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo
Troops> 350–500
Crew65 (8 officers and 57 men)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedAS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters

Construction and career

On 11 November 2008, a SGD 200 million contract was signed between ST Marine and Thailand for the sale of one unit of the Endurance-class LPD and its associated landing craft.[2][3] The LPD would use the Terma C-Series system, which includes the C-Flex combat management system, C-Search radar suite which includes the Scanter 4100 radar and IFF, and the C-Fire fire control system.[4]

On 21 March 2011, the new ship was christened HTMS Angthong (pennant number LPD-791) and was launched from ST Marine's dockyard by the wife of Admiral Khamthorn Pumhiran, Commander-In-Chief of Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The delivery of the ship was completed on 19 April 2012.[5][6]

References
  1. "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. "ST Engineering's Marine Arm Secures S$200m Contract To Design And Build Landing Platform Dock". STE. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  3. "ST Marine wins contract for Thai amphibious vessels". Jane's Navy International. November 2008.
  4. "C-Series Combat System from Terma to the Royal Thai Navy's Landing Platform Dock". Terma. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  5. "Navy officially welcomes HTMS Ang Thong to fleet". Bangkok Post. 20 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Royal Thai Navy receives HTMS Ang Thong". Naval Technology. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13.
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