HTMS Tachin (1936)
Tachin and her sister ship Maeklong | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Thailand | |
| Name | HTMS Tachin |
| Namesake | Tha Chin River |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company, Yokosuka |
| Launched | 24 July 1936 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1937 |
| Decommissioned | 20 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mae Klong |
| Displacement | 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) |
| Length | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × reciprocating steam engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed | 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
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HTMS Tachin (Thai: เรือหลวงท่าจีน) was a Royal Thai Navy sloop and training ship, built by the Uraga Dock Company in Yokosuka, Japan. Her sister ship was HTMS Maeklong. The ship is named after a river, Tha Chin River.