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Coastal defence ship HTMS Thonburi in Bangkok, 29 July 1938.
The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War.
The French squadron closed on the anchorage at 05:30 on 17 January. At 05:45, they split into the three groups as planned, Lamotte-Picquet heading for the eastern part of the anchorage, Dumont d'Urville and Amiral Charner continuing to the central position, and Tahure and Marne heading for the western side. Conditions were ideal. The weather was fine, the seas calm and almost flat. Sunrise was at 06:30, and the scene was lit only by the first rays of light on the horizon and by the dim moonlight.
A final aerial reconnaissance of the target area had been arranged, using one of the Ream-based Loire 130s. Lamotte-Picquet carried two such aircraft, but these could not be launched due to catapult problems. At 06:05, the Loire 130 overflew the anchorage and reported two torpedo boats. This came as a nasty surprise to the French. Previous reports led them to believe that only one was present, but during the night HTMS Chonburi had arrived to relieve HTMS Chantaburi, which returned to Sattahip later that day for repairs.
Once their presence had been reported to Lamotte-Picquet, the aircraft attempted a bombing attack, but were driven off by a heavy barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The French were now aware of what they faced, but the element of surprise had been wasted and thirty minutes remained until sunrise. Having been caught with their crews asleep, the Thai ships desperately began to raise steam and prepared to slip their anchors. However, both torpedo boats were soon sunk by heavy gunfire from Lamotte-Picquet. The cruiser also destroyed a shore observation post, preventing the Thai from quickly relaying information to their air forces at Chantaboun
At 06:38, lookouts aboard Lamotte-Picquet spotted the coastal defence ship HTMS Thonburi heading northwest, at a range of 10,000 metres (11,000 yd). A running battle began, with the ships' shell trajectories frequently blocked by the towering islets. The fire from the Thai ship was heavy, but inaccurate. By 07:15, fires could be seen on Thonburi, which then found herself engaging not only by the cruiser but also the sloops. At the beginning of the engagement, a lucky shot from Lamotte-Picquet killed the captain of Thonburi, Commander Luang Phrom Viraphan, and disrupted her operations. Believing they had a better chance of hurting the smaller French ships, the Thais shifted their fire onto Amiral Charner, which soon found 8-inch salvoes falling around her.
Thonburi shifted fire back to Lamotte-Picquet after a salvo from the French cruiser put her aft turret out of action. She soon reached the safety of shallow water, which the French ships could not enter for fear of grounding, but Thonburi was already burning fiercely and listing heavily to starboard. Her remaining turret was jammed and could not fire unless the manoeuvres of the ship put it in an appropriate position. At 07:50, Lamotte-Picquet fired a final salvo of torpedoes at 15,000 metres (16,000 yd), but lost sight of Thonburi behind an island from which she was not seen to emerge.
At 08:40, Bérenger ordered the squadron to head for home, but this coincided with the start of the expected Thai air attacks. Thai planes dropped several bombs close to Lamotte-Picquet and scored one direct hit; however, the bomb failed to explode. Lamotte-Picquet's anti-aircraft guns put up a vigorous barrage and further attacks were not pressed home. The final raid occurred at 09:40, after which the French squadron returned to Saigon.
Thonburi was heavily damaged and grounded on a sand bar in the mouth of the Chanthaburi river, with about 20 dead. The Thai transport HTMS Chang arrived at Ko Chang shortly after the French departed and took Thonburi in tow, before purposefully running her aground again in Laem Ngop. The ship capsized in the shallow waters. The torpedo boat Chonburi was sunk with a loss of two men, as was HTMS Songkhla with fourteen dead. The survivors were rescued by the torpedo boat HTMS Rayong, the minelayer HTMS Nhong Sarhai, and the fishery protection vessel Thiew Uthok. These three ships, which had been sheltering to the north of Ko Chang, chose not to break cover and were not spotted by the French. On the other hand, the French sailors were elated, believing they had inflicted a decisive defeat while not suffering losses of significance, with only 11 men killed.
Coastal defence ship HTMS Thonburi in Bangkok, 29 July 1938.
The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War.
The French squadron closed on the anchorage at 05:30 on 17 January. At 05:45, they split into the three groups as planned, Lamotte-Picquet heading for the eastern part of the anchorage, Dumont d'Urville and Amiral Charner continuing to the central position, and Tahure and Marne heading for the western side. Conditions were ideal. The weather was fine, the seas calm and almost flat. Sunrise was at 06:30, and the scene was lit only by the first rays of light on the horizon and by the dim moonlight.
A final aerial reconnaissance of the target area had been arranged, using one of the Ream-based Loire 130s. Lamotte-Picquet carried two such aircraft, but these could not be launched due to catapult problems. At 06:05, the Loire 130 overflew the anchorage and reported two torpedo boats. This came as a nasty surprise to the French. Previous reports led them to believe that only one was present, but during the night HTMS Chonburi had arrived to relieve HTMS Chantaburi, which returned to Sattahip later that day for repairs.
Once their presence had been reported to Lamotte-Picquet, the aircraft attempted a bombing attack, but were driven off by a heavy barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The French were now aware of what they faced, but the element of surprise had been wasted and thirty minutes remained until sunrise. Having been caught with their crews asleep, the Thai ships desperately began to raise steam and prepared to slip their anchors. However, both torpedo boats were soon sunk by heavy gunfire from Lamotte-Picquet. The cruiser also destroyed a shore observation post, preventing the Thai from quickly relaying information to their air forces at Chantaboun
At 06:38, lookouts aboard Lamotte-Picquet spotted the coastal defence ship HTMS Thonburi heading northwest, at a range of 10,000 metres (11,000 yd). A running battle began, with the ships' shell trajectories frequently blocked by the towering islets. The fire from the Thai ship was heavy, but inaccurate. By 07:15, fires could be seen on Thonburi, which then found herself engaging not only by the cruiser but also the sloops. At the beginning of the engagement, a lucky shot from Lamotte-Picquet killed the captain of Thonburi, Commander Luang Phrom Viraphan, and disrupted her operations. Believing they had a better chance of hurting the smaller French ships, the Thais shifted their fire onto Amiral Charner, which soon found 8-inch salvoes falling around her.
Thonburi shifted fire back to Lamotte-Picquet after a salvo from the French cruiser put her aft turret out of action. She soon reached the safety of shallow water, which the French ships could not enter for fear of grounding, but Thonburi was already burning fiercely and listing heavily to starboard. Her remaining turret was jammed and could not fire unless the manoeuvres of the ship put it in an appropriate position. At 07:50, Lamotte-Picquet fired a final salvo of torpedoes at 15,000 metres (16,000 yd), but lost sight of Thonburi behind an island from which she was not seen to emerge.
At 08:40, Bérenger ordered the squadron to head for home, but this coincided with the start of the expected Thai air attacks. Thai planes dropped several bombs close to Lamotte-Picquet and scored one direct hit; however, the bomb failed to explode. Lamotte-Picquet's anti-aircraft guns put up a vigorous barrage and further attacks were not pressed home. The final raid occurred at 09:40, after which the French squadron returned to Saigon.
Thonburi was heavily damaged and grounded on a sand bar in the mouth of the Chanthaburi river, with about 20 dead. The Thai transport HTMS Chang arrived at Ko Chang shortly after the French departed and took Thonburi in tow, before purposefully running her aground again in Laem Ngop. The ship capsized in the shallow waters. The torpedo boat Chonburi was sunk with a loss of two men, as was HTMS Songkhla with fourteen dead. The survivors were rescued by the torpedo boat HTMS Rayong, the minelayer HTMS Nhong Sarhai, and the fishery protection vessel Thiew Uthok. These three ships, which had been sheltering to the north of Ko Chang, chose not to break cover and were not spotted by the French. On the other hand, the French sailors were elated, believing they had inflicted a decisive defeat while not suffering losses of significance, with only 11 men killed.
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RN:
The First Lord addressing the ship's company of the fleet flagship, HMS King George V, from beneath the 14 inch guns of X turret. With the First Lord is Admiral Sir John Tovey, C-in-C, Home Fleet. Scapa Flow, 15 Jan 1943
The First Lord addressing the ship's company of the fleet flagship, HMS King George V, from beneath the 14 inch guns of X turret. With the First Lord is Admiral Sir John Tovey, C-in-C, Home Fleet. Scapa Flow, 15 Jan 1943
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Daring class destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) arrives into Portsmouth after a day at sea conducting short work up. 22 Jan 2026
Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship (MROSS) RFA Proteus (K60) at Faslane. 23 Jan 2026
Daring class destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) arrives into Portsmouth after a day at sea conducting short work up. 22 Jan 2026
Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship (MROSS) RFA Proteus (K60) at Faslane. 23 Jan 2026
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Greece:
Papanikolis class (Type 214HN) submarine and an Roussen class (Super Vita) fast attack missile boat. Jan 2026
Lead frigate of the class (Kortenaer class) HS Elli (F450) and Research/Survey Vessel HS Perseus I (A377) at Salamina Naval Base. July 2024
Papanikolis class (Type 214HN) submarine and an Roussen class (Super Vita) fast attack missile boat. Jan 2026
Lead frigate of the class (Kortenaer class) HS Elli (F450) and Research/Survey Vessel HS Perseus I (A377) at Salamina Naval Base. July 2024
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RN:
Halcyon-class minesweeper HMS Salamander (J86) alongside Flower-class corvette HMCS Port Arthur (K233) in Portsmouth. 1944
On 27 August, 1944 HMS Salamander together with HMS Britomart, HMS Hussar and HMS Jason was mistakenly fired upon by RAF Typhoons off Cap d'Antifer near Le Havre on Sunday 27 August 1944. An Arctic veteran - she was badly damaged and never saw service again. Sold for scrap in 1946
As the Allied armies advanced following the invasion of Normandy, Hussar, Britomart, Jason and Salamander were assigned to the 1st Minesweeping Flotilla (1MF) clearing Axis minefields north of Normandy to open additional ports to supply the advance. On the afternoon of 27 August 1944, they were sweeping off Cap d'Antifer in preparation for the battleship Warspite and monitors Erebus and Roberts to engage Le Havre coastal artillery delaying the advance of Canadian troops.
The headquarters officer assigning the minesweeping project to 1MF neglected to inform the Flag Officer British Assault Area (Rear‑Admiral Rivett‑Carnac), who was responsible for defending the invasion beaches from E-boats operating out of Le Havre. 1MF was observed on a southwesterly leg of the minesweeping operation and assumed to be German ships proceeding to attack Allied shipping off the invasion beaches. The Admiral's staff requested No. 263 Squadron RAF and No. 266 Squadron RAF to attack the presumed enemy ships. The squadrons responded with 16 Typhoons armed with 20 mm cannon and High Explosive "60 lb" RP-3 unguided rockets. RAF pilots identified 1MF as apparently friendly shipping, but upon questioning their orders were told the Royal Navy had no ships in the area.
In a well-executed attack out of the sun at 13:30, the Typhoons sank Hussar and Britomart; and Salamander was damaged far beyond economical repair and written off as a constructive total loss. 78 sailors were killed and 124 more were injured. 1MF identified the Typhoons as friendly, and poor visibility into the sun prevented early recognition of the impending "friendly fire". Jason established radio contact to terminate the attack.
Halcyon-class minesweeper HMS Salamander (J86) alongside Flower-class corvette HMCS Port Arthur (K233) in Portsmouth. 1944
On 27 August, 1944 HMS Salamander together with HMS Britomart, HMS Hussar and HMS Jason was mistakenly fired upon by RAF Typhoons off Cap d'Antifer near Le Havre on Sunday 27 August 1944. An Arctic veteran - she was badly damaged and never saw service again. Sold for scrap in 1946
As the Allied armies advanced following the invasion of Normandy, Hussar, Britomart, Jason and Salamander were assigned to the 1st Minesweeping Flotilla (1MF) clearing Axis minefields north of Normandy to open additional ports to supply the advance. On the afternoon of 27 August 1944, they were sweeping off Cap d'Antifer in preparation for the battleship Warspite and monitors Erebus and Roberts to engage Le Havre coastal artillery delaying the advance of Canadian troops.
The headquarters officer assigning the minesweeping project to 1MF neglected to inform the Flag Officer British Assault Area (Rear‑Admiral Rivett‑Carnac), who was responsible for defending the invasion beaches from E-boats operating out of Le Havre. 1MF was observed on a southwesterly leg of the minesweeping operation and assumed to be German ships proceeding to attack Allied shipping off the invasion beaches. The Admiral's staff requested No. 263 Squadron RAF and No. 266 Squadron RAF to attack the presumed enemy ships. The squadrons responded with 16 Typhoons armed with 20 mm cannon and High Explosive "60 lb" RP-3 unguided rockets. RAF pilots identified 1MF as apparently friendly shipping, but upon questioning their orders were told the Royal Navy had no ships in the area.
In a well-executed attack out of the sun at 13:30, the Typhoons sank Hussar and Britomart; and Salamander was damaged far beyond economical repair and written off as a constructive total loss. 78 sailors were killed and 124 more were injured. 1MF identified the Typhoons as friendly, and poor visibility into the sun prevented early recognition of the impending "friendly fire". Jason established radio contact to terminate the attack.
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Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111) in the South China Sea. 7 Jan 2026
A Mark 38 25mm machine gun fires during a live-fire exercise aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 23, 2026
Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111) in the South China Sea. 7 Jan 2026
A Mark 38 25mm machine gun fires during a live-fire exercise aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 23, 2026
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Pakistan:
F-22P Zulfiqar-class (modified Type 053H3) frigates
PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251), date and location u/k but post 2009
PNS Shamsheer (FFG-252), date and location u/k but post 2009
PNS Saif (FFG-253) at anchor off Tanjung Malai, Porto Malai, Langkawi Island, Malaysia. 25 Mar 2017
PNS Aslat (FFG-254) date and location u/k but post 2013
F-22P Zulfiqar-class (modified Type 053H3) frigates
PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251), date and location u/k but post 2009
PNS Shamsheer (FFG-252), date and location u/k but post 2009
PNS Saif (FFG-253) at anchor off Tanjung Malai, Porto Malai, Langkawi Island, Malaysia. 25 Mar 2017
PNS Aslat (FFG-254) date and location u/k but post 2013
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Australia:
Lead frigate of her class (MEKO200ANZ) ex-HMAS Anzac FFH 150 in a sorry state at Henderson, Western Australia, being slowly picked apart since her decommissioning on the 18th of May 2024 after 10227 days proud and faithful service.
On her way home from the Persian Gulf. May 2003
Lead frigate of her class (MEKO200ANZ) ex-HMAS Anzac FFH 150 in a sorry state at Henderson, Western Australia, being slowly picked apart since her decommissioning on the 18th of May 2024 after 10227 days proud and faithful service.
On her way home from the Persian Gulf. May 2003
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River class destroyer escort (Type 12I frigate)HMAS Swan during officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres serial using visual signalling. 1970s-1980s
HMAS Swan during 4.5" firing serials. 1977
River class destroyer escort (Type 12I frigate)HMAS Swan during officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres serial using visual signalling. 1970s-1980s
HMAS Swan during 4.5" firing serials. 1977
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