Kromluang Chumphon Royal Warship
"Phra Ruang"
How To Get There
Location: near Chumphon provincial centre, Muang district
Directions: The warship is about 20km from the town centre along highway 4119 and 4099.
It's close to the Kromluang Chumphon shrine and Sairee beach.
This is one of the miscellaneous attractions of Chumphon province.
This royal warship (Phra Ruang Royal Warship) is a decommissioned torpedo ship with the length of 68 meters and 6.5 wide. It was in operation on October 5th, 1938. It had the responsibility to guard the Thai armies’ship while moving towards the land, guard the coast and protect our boundary from being invaded. After being decommissioned in November 1975, the warship was presented to Chumphon for the remembrance of Kromluang Chumphon Khet Udomsak, The Farther of Thai Navy. The yard around the warship makes a convenient visit.
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