THALANG (621) class

Country of Origin: Thailand

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 1 THALANG-class MINE COUNTERMEASURES SUPPORT SHIP (MCS)

 Name         Pendant   Commissioned       Status

 THALANG      621       June 25, 1980       Active

description

THALANG is a mine countermeasures support ship. She was built in Thailand to a design by the German firm Ferrostaal in Essen. She replaced Thailand's RANG KWIEN, which was stricken in 1979.

THALANG has both minesweeping and minelaying capability. Four sets of spare minesweeping gear are carried for the coastal...

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