Battle of Ko Chang
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The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War. A flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal defence ship. The battle re
HTMS Thonburi
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Diorama shown inside HTMS Thonburi during the Battle of Koh Chang, displayed at the Thai National Memorial, Pathum Thani Province.
HTMS Thonburi
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HTMS Thonburi was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Thai Navy that participated in the Battle of Ko Chang during Franco-Thai War. Thonburi was in service from 1938 to 1959, first as a gunboat and la
Battle of Ko Chang
…with the recent acquisition of vessels from both Japan and Italy. The Thai fleet was centered on two Japanese-built armored coast defence vessels—HTMS Thonburi and Sri Ayudhya—which displaced 2,500 long tons (2,540 t) and carried four 8-inch (203 mm) guns in two twin-gun turrets. These ships had been built in…
![Commander Luang Phrom Viraphan [th] †, Captain of HTMS Thonburi during the Battle of Ko Chang.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B9%8C_%28%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1_%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B9%8C%29.jpg/500px-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B9%8C_%28%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1_%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B9%8C%29.jpg)
Commander Luang Phrom Viraphan [th] †, Captain of HTMS Thonburi during the Battle of Ko Chang.
The HTMS Thonburi memorial in the Royal Thai Naval Academy, Samut Prakan.
HTMS Thonburi at Yokohama, 12 September 1938