An item referred to the Proceedings dated March 1937 reporting that on 27 November 1936 at Uraga, Japan the Siamese flotilla vessel Mekong was launched. She was a sister ship of the Tachin launched in July 1936. Displacement 1.400 tons, a speed of 14 knots and an armament of 4-14cm/5.5” guns and 4 torpedo tubes. Both ships were to be used as training ship for the continuously increasing personnel strength of the Siamese navy.(1)
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1. The Meklong of the Tachin-class sloops with as only sister ship Tachin, laid down by Uraga, Yokosuka, Japan in 1936, launched on 27 November 1936, completed in June 1937, training ship since 1976 and finally stricken in March 1995.
Note
1. The Meklong of the Tachin-class sloops with as only sister ship Tachin, laid down by Uraga, Yokosuka, Japan in 1936, launched on 27 November 1936, completed in June 1937, training ship since 1976 and finally stricken in March 1995.
