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The
HTMS
Mae
Klong
at
Phra
Chulachomklao
Fort.
I
have
been
to
this
Fort
many
times
when
I
lived
in
Samrong,
Samut
Prakan.
However
in
the
trip
during
2015,
I
managed
to
tour
inside
this
ship.
I
also
visited
the
Disappearing
guns
and
managed
to
take
many
photos
and
videos
on
this
trip.
Central
Thailand
One
of
the
most
auspicious
days
in
the
history
of
the
Royal
Thai
Navy,
Jun
24,
1997
records
the
first
day
of
introduction
of
a
royal
ship
museum
in
Thailand.
Commander-in-Chief
of
the
Royal
Thai
Navy,
Admiral
Wichit
Chamnankarn,
at
the
Chulachomklao
Fortress,
Phra
Samut
Chedi
Sub-district
of
Samut
Prakan
Province,
officially
opened
the
museum.
The
Royal
Thai
Navy
initially
planned
to
display
sections
of
Thai
warships,
but
the
new
museum,
named
H.T.M.S
Mae
Klong
Museum,
is
the
first
in
Thailand
to
place
on
display
a
complete
warship.
The
museum
was
one
project
conducted
by
the
Royal
Thai
Navy
to
commemorate
the
50th
anniversary
of
His
Majesty
the
King's
Accession
to
the
Throne,
celebrated
on
June
9,
1996.
Declared
by
the
Ministry
of
Defence
to
be
in
a
state
of
disrepair,
H.T.M.S
Mae
Klong
decommissioned
on
July
25,
1996
and
went
on
display
to
the
public
at
the
new
museum.
Under
the
statue,
there
stands
an
air-conditioned
museum
exhibiting
the
military
conflict
with
France.
Also
on
display
is
the
HTMS
Mae
Klong,
an
old
warship
of
the
Royal
Thai
Navy
preserved
as
an
open-air
museum.
HTMS
Mae
Klong
was
commissioned
in
1937.
She
had
been
deployed
in
several
missions
such
as
taking
part
in
World
War
II.
The
ship
also
served
as
a
training
ship
for
naval
cadets
and
technical
navy
students.
She
was
in
service
for
59
years,
including
the
prestigious
duty
as
a
royal
ship
for
King
Rama
VIII
and
King
Rama
IX
(His
Majesty
King
Bhumibol,
the
present
King).
The
ship
was
decommissioned
in
1996.
Opening
hours:
daily
08:00-18:00
hrs.
Admission:
free
If
you
need
a
guide,
a
request
must
be
made
to
the
fort
in
advance.
For
more
information,
please
contact
the
fort,
Tel:
+66
(0)
2475
6109
or
+
66
(0)
2475
6259
Samut
Prakan
was
built
to
help
defend
Bangkok
from
invaders.
The
name
of
the
city
means
city
wall.
In
the
old
days
there
used
to
be
many
forts
and
guns
on
both
sides
of
the
river.
Now,
not
many
of
them
are
left.
The
biggest
fort
left
is
Chulachomklao
Fort
by
the
river
mouth.
In
1893,
the
guns
were
fired
here
for
the
first
and
last
time
against
French
ships
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