Thailand Navy HTMS Chang Commissioned

The Royal Thai Navy commissioned the Type 071E landing platform dock HTMS Chang (LPD-792) on 25 April 2023 at Chuk Samet Port, Sattahip Naval Base, Naval News reported. The ship left the Hudong-Zhonghua yard in Shanghai on 18 April after a handover ceremony and arrived in Thailand on the afternoon of 25 April. About 210 metres long and 25,000 tons, she is the first export version of China's Type 071 and the third Thai ship to carry the name. Thailand signed the contract in September 2019 and the ship was launched in December 2021.