HTMS Angthong

HTMS Angthong (LPD-791) (Thai: เรือหลวงอ่างทอง) is a Royal Thai Navy amphibious ship based on the design of Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

For other ships with the name, see Ang Thong (disambiguation) § Ships.
HTMS Angthong underway on 12 February 2016
History
Thailand
NameAngthong
NamesakeAng Thong Islands
Ordered11 November 2008
BuilderST Engineering
Laid down2009
Launched21 March 2011
Commissioned19 April 2012
HomeportChonburi
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeEndurance-class landing platform dock
Displacement
  • Standard: 6,500 t (6,400 long tons; 7,200 short tons)
  • Full load: 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)
Length141.0 m (462 ft 7 in)
Beam21.0 m (68 ft 11 in)
Draught5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Ramps2 × (bow and stern)
Installed power
Propulsion
SpeedIn excess of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 4 × 13 m (43 ft) Fast Craft Equipment & Utility (FCEU) on davits
  • 2 × 25 m (82 ft) Fast Craft Utility (FCU) inside well deck
Capacity18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo
Troops> 350–500
Crew65 (8 officers and 57 men)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedAS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters

Construction and career

Angthong was commissioned as part of the Thai navy's procurement of landing platform docks to expand its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capacity following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.[2][3] On 11 November 2008, a SGD 200 million contract was signed between ST Marine and Thailand for the sale of one unit of the Endurance-class LPD and its associated landing craft.[4][5] The LPD would use the Terma C-Series system, which includes the C-Flex combat management system, C-Search radar suite which includes the Scanter 4100 radar and IFF, and the C-Fire fire control system.[6]

On 21 March 2011, the new ship was christened HTMS Angthong (pennant number LPD-791) and was launched from ST Marine's dockyard by the wife of Admiral Khamthorn Pumhiran, Commander-In-Chief of Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The delivery of the ship was completed on 19 April 2012.[7][8]

The Angthong was deployed as a base of operations for the navy's humanitarian assistance mission during the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis,[9] and to provide disaster relief during flooding in Southern Thailand in January 2017.[10]

References
  1. "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. Koh, Swee Lean Collin (17 October 2014). "Southeast Asia's Emerging Amphibious Forces". The Diplomat. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. "กองทัพเรือต้อนรับ "เรือหลวงอ่างทอง" ลำใหม่ มูลค่าเกือบ 5 พันล้านบาท". Manager Online (in Thai). 19 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. "ST Engineering's Marine Arm Secures S$200m Contract To Design And Build Landing Platform Dock". STE. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  5. "ST Marine wins contract for Thai amphibious vessels". Jane's Navy International. November 2008.
  6. "C-Series Combat System from Terma to the Royal Thai Navy's Landing Platform Dock". Terma. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  7. "Navy officially welcomes HTMS Ang Thong to fleet". Bangkok Post. 20 April 2012.
  8. "Royal Thai Navy receives HTMS Ang Thong". Naval Technology. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13.
  9. Jikkham, Patsara; Nanuam, Wassana; AFP (25 May 2015). "Thailand deploys landing ship as base for migrant-relief effort". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  10. Constant, Max (8 January 2017). "Thai military deployed to cope with massive flooding". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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