Английская Википедия:HTMS Similan

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HTMS Similan (871) (Шаблон:Lang-th) is a replenishment oiler (AOR) of the Royal Thai Navy. She was intended to support the aircraft carrier Шаблон:HTMS 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.Шаблон:Sfn Similan is the largest ship in the Thai navy and the largest naval ship exported by China.[1]Шаблон:Efn

The design is a flush-decked development of the Chinese Type 905 AOR resembling the French Durance;Шаблон:Sfn the builder referred to the design as Type R22T.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Similan was a sister ship or the precursor to the later Chinese Type 903.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Design

Similan has two refueling stations on each side. Solid cargo is transferred by helicopter.Шаблон:Sfn

The ship was planned to be armed with Chinese weapons; four Type 76 twin 37 mm naval guns and the Type 341 radar were not fitted.Шаблон:Sfn

Career

Similan deployed together with Шаблон:HTMS in 2010 and Шаблон:HTMS in 2011 to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia as part of Combined Task Force 151.[2]

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