HTMS Maeklong
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | 1935 |
| Laid down: | July 24 1936 |
| Launched: | 1936 |
| Commissioned: | June 10 1937 |
| Decommissioned: | March 20 1995 |
| Fate: | museum ship |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,400 tons |
| Length: | 85 m |
| Beam: | 10.5 m |
| Draft: | 3.7 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 reciprocating steam engines of 2,500 horsepower (1860 kW) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | |
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| Aircraft: | 1 floatplane |
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Her sister ship was the HTMS Tachin.
The Maeklong is preserved in concrete in Chulachomklao Fort in Phra Samut Chedi district, Samut Prakan province, Thailand. The ship is named after a river, the Mae Klong.
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