HTMS Sukhothai
Ratanakosin-class Thai navy corvette / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) (Thai: เรือหลวงสุโขทัย, RTGS: Ruea Luang Sukhothai) was a corvette of the Ratanakosin class operated by the Royal Thai Navy that was launched in 1986.
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HTMS Sukhothai in 1987 | |
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Name | HTMS Sukhothai |
Namesake | Sukhothai Kingdom |
Builder | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington, United States |
Laid down | 26 March 1984 |
Launched | 20 July 1986 |
Commissioned | 10 June 1987 |
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Fate | Sank on 18 December 2022 |
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Type | Ratanakosin-class corvette |
Displacement | 960 tons |
Length | 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) maximum[1] |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)[1] |
Complement | 87 |
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On 18 December 2022 in the Gulf of Thailand, high winds and strong waves caused seawater to flow into the warship; this flooding caused the engines to fail, and the pumps also became unusable. Sukhothai continued to take on water until eventually sinking overnight. As of 2 March 2023[update], the Royal Thai Navy had rescued 76 sailors and found 24 dead. An additional five sailors are presumed dead but their bodies were not found.