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HTMS Thonburi

Posted on January 17, 2010

This is a picture of the memorial for HTMS Thonburi at the Royal Thai Naval Academy in Samut Prakan. The ship was badly damaged during a battle with the French on 17th January 1941. Thirty six sailors lost their life. The ship was later salvaged and repaired by the Japanese. It then saw service as a training ship before finally the…

Written by: Richard Barrow

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