Trad Class Torpedo Boat
Thai torpedo boat, Trad Class built in Monfalcone shipyard,Trieste, Italy. They were designed on base of Italian Spica class torpedo boat, being as though their moderated version.
Thai navy called these ships "large torpedo boat". There were 9 ships.Before 1940. successful enough small fast ships for actions in constrained harbour areas. two first torpedo boats (Trad and Phuket) were ordered to CRDA in 1934, remaining 7 ships under the 1935 program.
Specifications:
Builder: CRDA At Monfalcone Tieste Italy
Displacement: 470 tons full load
Dimensions: 68.5 x 6.55 x 2.1 m
Propulsion: 1 Steamturbine, 9,000 bhp (Parsons geared turbines, Yarrow boilers)
Speed: 31 kts Shaft: 2 shafts
Endurance: 1700nm (15 kts)
Crew: 68
Armament:
3x76/40 QF Mk I HA Naval Guns
2x20/65 Breda machine Guns
2x450mm Torpedos Twin Tubes
2x450mm Torpedos Single Tube
Ships:
HTMS Trad (PT-11): Commissioned: 19 Mar 1937 Decommissioned: 26 November 1975
HTMS Puket (PT-12): Commissioned: 19 Mar 1937 Decommissioned: 26 November 1975
HTMS Patani (PT-13): Commissioned: 19 Mar 1937 Decommissioned: 1978
HTMS Surasadra (PT-21): Commissioned: 5 October 1938 Decommissioned: 23 November 1978
HTMS Chandraburi (PT-22): Commissioned: 5 October 1938 Decommissioned: 16 December 1976
HTMS Rayong (PT-23): Commissioned: 5 October 1938 Decommissioned: 16 December 1976
HTMS Chumporn (PT-31): Commissioned: 5 October 1938 Decommissioned: 26 November 1975
HTMS Chonburi (PT-32): Commissioned: 5 October 1938 Decommissioned: 17 Januar 1941
HTMS Songkhla (PT-33): Commissioned: 5 October 1938 Decommissioned: 17 Januar 1941
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