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Ratanakosin-class Corvette
The ''Ratanakosin''-class corvettes ( th, รัตนโกสินทร์) are a class of two corvettes that were built for the Royal Thai Navy in the 1980s. Constructed by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company in the United States, a third was planned to be built in Thailand but was canceled before construction could begin. The ''Ratanakosin'' class is used as flagships for squadrons of fast attack craft. One of the two, , sank in a storm on 18 December 2022. Design The ''Ratanakosin'' class is based on the Saudi Arabian design. They have a normal displacement of and full load. The corvettes measure long with a beam of and a draft of . The class is powered by MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines, each driving one shaft rated at . This gives the vessels a maximum speed of and a range of at . The ships have a complement of 15 officers and 72 enlisted. The class is equipped with one Decca 1226 and one HSA ZW-06 surface-search radar, one HSA DA-05 air/surface-search radar, one H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company (sometimes Tacoma Boat) was a shipyard at 1840 Marine View Drive, Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. It was established in 1926 and closed in 1992. History Tacoma Boat was established in 1926 and built many boats during World War II. The shipyard grew rapidly in the 1970s and early 1980s but got into difficulty with several large government contracts and filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1985. It emerged from bankruptcy in 1986 but could not recover and closed in 1992. In 1998, the company was liquidated Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end in Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and many other countries. The assets and property of the company are redistr .... Some of the boats constructed include: * * * * * * * * * including * References See also * * Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States Vehicle manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |