Bangkok Dock Company Launches Oiler Vessel

HTMS Matra oiler vessel of the Royal Thai Navy (all photos : HTMS Matra)

Yesterday (27 February 2557) at 14:39 a.m. Admiral Narong Pipattana denizen naval commander presided over the release of oiler vessel into the water as the boat building Bangkok Dock Company Ltd at Samut Prakan Province. Mrs.Ajchara Pipattana wife denizen naval commander, lady at the ceremony to release oiler vessel into the water.

Fleet approval for the construction of oiler vessel 1 kiloliter of oil, 1,200 DWT ships built by Bangkok Dock Company. By ships, oil tankers with a mission to support the fuel to the Navy.
Vessels operating in the sea from a boat down the River Gate. Support, logistics, and doctors returning calls. Supports transporting fuel by sea in helping people along a path. Taskforce offshore marine support vessels Government Initiative project. People of the islands and coastline and support the practice of various units in and out of the Navy. 

Oiler vessel has length overall 63.50 m, width 12.00 m, depth amidships 5.10 m, depth of water 3.92 m, capacity of 2,200 kL tank vessel oil fuel tank capacity of 90,000 liters capacity fuel tank and fuel tank capacity of 8,000 liters of fresh water 100 tons.

Carrying capacity of oil, maximum speed of not less than 12 knots continuously secrete fully liable. Operating distance of not less than 4,000 nautical miles at economical speed (10 knots) that secrete fully liable. Can operate at sea continuously for not less than 12 days without a resupply. 

With the ability to send oil while the vessel is in the aft section of NATO and oil while ships at the same two points is port side and starboard can get - a helicopter weight. less than 6 tons, the number one handset can be compared to the ship's size not less than 500 tons of 2 aircraft while the ship was anchored. And mission in the sea when the maximum tonnage of not less than Sea State 5.

(RTN-PR)