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To: BenLurkin

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Sukhothai was a Ratanakosin-class corvette. Ordered for the Royal Thai Navy on 9 May 1983, the ship was laid down by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company in Tacoma, Washington, on 26 March 1984. The Ratanakosin-class corvettes, of which there were two, were built to the following dimensions: 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) in length, 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) wide, with a displacement of 960 tons at full load. The class shares characteristics with the Royal Saudi Navy Badr-class corvette. The ship was powered by two diesel engines running two propeller shafts, providing a maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) and a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The crew complement was 87, of which 15 were officers, plus an expected contingent of flag officer’s staff. Sukhothai was launched on 20 July 1986. The ship was the last major vessel to be completed at Tacoma Boatbuilding’s Yard 1 on the Hylebos Waterway.


7 posted on 12/19/2022 8:09:27 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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Didn’t that happen to Guam that one time?


9 posted on 12/19/2022 8:15:35 AM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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