Shipbucket

Great to see Your new (as always excellent) drawings of RTN ships.

Good work superboy and welcome back. More.. A lot of guns there. Personally, I'd switch the aft Oto Melara for some missile but what am I to guide Thai Navy?

Thanks to all. i have 3 minewarfare vessels in RTN new worklist, and this is the first

M48 Class Coastal Minesweeper

General specifications:
Displacement: 444 tons full load
Length: 48 m
Beam: 9.3 m
Draft: 2.75 m
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,223 bhp
Speed: 18 knots
Crew: 40
Builder: Friedrich Lurssen Werft (Germany)
Sonar: DSQB-11H Hull-Mounted minehunting sonar
Armament: 3xOerlikon GAM-BO1 20mm machine guns

Commission
HTMS Bang Rachan (MSC-631) 1987
HTMS Nongsarhai (MSC-632) 1987






and HTMS Nongsarai mid-life upgrade (Bangrachan class 1937 Minelayer built by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico)

replace aft 76/40 un by Bofors 40/60 machine gun and replace 2xMadsen 20 mm machine guns by 2xOerlikon 20mm machine guns, built radio room and add navigation radar

Glad to see this thread back in regular operation, both additions are at your usual high standards.

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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Indeed nice to see this in actions. When will we see the Thonburi and Sri arudhaya?

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New AU project "Aravala"

Hood : thanks

Gollevainen : next year very busy, so this year

well, ok, no rush. just a fan request not too seriosly

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Shipbucket mainsite, aka "The Archive"
New AU project "Aravala"

faster, if i have good sources and reference

Fantastic additions!

Great work there Superboy!

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Soviet Century/Cold War 2020 Alternate Universe: Soviet and other Cold War designs 1990-2020.
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