Thai Navy Conducts a Launch Ceremony for Two Costal Patrol Boats

04 Agustus 2020

Tor 114 Costal Patrol Boats (photo : RTN)

The launching ceremony of 2 coastal patrol boats, consisting of Tor 114 and Tor 115 was held on July 31, 2020 at the shipyard of Marsun Public Company Limited, Thai Ban Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province.

It is the latest progress of the project since the keel laying ceremony was held on 8 June 2018 at the Marsun Shipyard, with former Admiral Naris Pratumsuwan, while that is the president.

The coastal patrol boat Tor.111 class uses the Marsun M36 Mk II based model, modified from the M36 Patrol Boat design that is used as the base of the Costal Patrol Boats Tor. 111, or support vessels for ship operations Tor 111.

The 3 patrol boats that were previously in service, consisting of the Tor 111, Tor 112 and Tor 113, are one of the works of Marsun Thailand that received the construction contract ships for the Thai navy as well.

Tor 115 Costal Patrol Boats (photo : RTN)

Two new patrol boats of Tor 114 have been modified differently from the previous 3 series of patrol boats, using primary armament guns, size machine guns 30mm (likely the MSI-DS SEAHAWK) with a shot control system instead of the 20mm manual-controlled Denel Land Systems GI-2 machine gun.

Including the interior of the ship's room, supporting a special operation unit Naval Special Warfare Command (Royal Thai Navy SEAL), a total of 13 units, which is highly flexible in various operations.

Two new Costal Patrol Boats Tor 114 and Tor 115 are expected to have a delivery ceremony by August 2020 and will enter service in Coast Guard Squadron, Royal Thai Fleet, as well as the Tor. 111 set, previously.

The Marsun shipyard is currently being built two Costal Patrol Boats, the  Tor. 997 and the Tor 998, which were laid down on the November 14, 2019.

(AAG)