Author Archives: David Arkwright

HTMS Pinklao: One of Four Ships Decommissioned. The United States transferred Hemminger (DE-746), an escort destroyer, to the Thai Navy on July 22, 1959, at the Naval Shipyard in New York. The warship had originally been assigned to convoy escort duties, protecting British merchant convoys from German submarine attacks. Later, it and other American destroyer escorts were redeployed to the Pacific as anti-submarine warfare vessels, equipped with sonar and torpedoes. After World War II, when Thailand became a close ally of the United States, she received one ship of this class. The vessel was renamed HTMS Pinklao, after King Rama IV. For more than half a century, this frigate has served the nation as “a mentor ship” for naval cadets and petty officer trainees, as well as a training ship in joint exercises with international forces. According to the HTMS Pinklao Facebook page, one of the proudest duties of the ship’s commanders and crew was serving as part of the guard of honour for the royal barges at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin, the residence of the late King Rama IX. The late King was often seen photographing the vessel during salutes. Other vessels to be decommissioned include HTMS Phuket, HTMS Samui and HTMS Suriya.

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German Type IX B U-boat, specifically the U-123 “Blaison,” which is suspended in one of the cells of the Keroman II U-boat base in Lorient, France. The Type IXB was a class of German U-boats built for the Kriegsmarine between 1937 and 1941. The image provides a clear view of the twin stern torpedo tubes on a Type IX U-boat. U-123 was a Type IX B submarine that was launched in 1940 and served in World War II. The Keroman U-boat base was a fortified submarine base built by the Germans during the Battle of France.

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USS Buchanan (DDG-14) was sunk as a target in 2000 during a training exercise called RIMPAC. The ship was struck by an AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon missile, which tore through the superstructure and ignited fires, leaving a scorched hole near the bow. The damage ultimately led to the ship’s sinking.

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