HTMS Similan
HTMS Similan (871) (Thai: เรือหลวงสิมิลัน) is a replenishment oiler (AOR) of the Royal Thai Navy. She was intended to support the aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet and its escorts. Similan was constructed in the People's Republic of China at the Hudong Shipyard through a 1993 contract with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was commissioned in 1996. Similan is the largest ship in the Thai navy and the largest naval ship exported by China.
Stern of Similan in port at the Sattahip Naval Base | |
| History | |
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| Thailand | |
| Name | Similan |
| Namesake | Similan Islands |
| Awarded | 29 September 1993 |
| Builder | Hudong Shipyard |
| Laid down | December 1994 |
| Launched | 9 November 1995 |
| Commissioned | 12 September 1996 |
| Identification | Hull number: 871 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 23,369 tons (full load) |
| Length | 171.4 metres (562 ft) |
| Beam | 24.6 metres (81 ft) |
| Draught | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 9000 tons of fuel oil, water, and stores |
| Complement | 157 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x Sikorsky S-70 |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
The design is a flush-decked development of the Chinese Type 905 AOR resembling the French Durance; the builder referred to the design as Type R22T. Similan was a sister ship or the precursor to the later Chinese Type 903.
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