The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy ( th, ผู้บัญชาการทหารเรือไทย), currently Admiral
Choengchai Chomchoengpaet
Choengchai Chomchoengpaet ( th, เชิงชาย ชมเชิงแพทย์) is a Thai naval officer. he serves as List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy. He previously served as ...
, who is headquartered in Bangkok. Prior to 1887, the Navy was divided between the
Front Palace
Krom Phra Ratchawang Bowon Sathan Mongkhon , colloquially known as the Front Palace ( th, วังหน้า, ), was the title of the ''uparaja'' of Siam, variously translated as "viceroy", "vice king" or "Lord/Prince of the Front Palace", as ...
and the
Grand Palace
The Grand Palace ( th, พระบรมมหาราชวัง, Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). ''How to read and how to write.'' (20th Edition). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. .) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Ban ...
, afterward the Navies were combined to create the Royal Siamese Navy.
The following individuals have commanded the
Royal Thai Navy:
Royal Siamese Navy
Two-Palace Navy (1865–1887)
; Royal Palace Navy
; Front Palace Navy
Navy Department (1887–1910)
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Ministry of the Navy (1910–1932)
Royal Thai Navy
See also
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Royal Thai Navy
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Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces
The Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces ( th, จอมทัพไทย; ) is a position vested in the Thai monarch, who as sovereign and head of state is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.
The position is only ...
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Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)
The Chief of Defence Forces, previously known as the Supreme Commander, ( th, ผู้บัญชาการทหารสูงสุด) is the overall field commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. He is also in charge of managing the Roya ...
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List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army ( th, ผู้บัญชาการทหารบก) is headquartered in Bangkok. The commander of the Royal Thai Army is a powerful position that has at times been the springboard to the prem ...
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List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force
References
www.navy.mi.th
External links
Website of the Royal Thai Navy (in Thai)
{{Chief of the navy by country
Commanders
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.
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Navy Commanders
Royal Thai Navy commanders