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MYSTERIOUS: Lost vessel a workhorse of the fleet | Mind Blowing Facts

The HTMS 'Sukhothai' is seen at an annual military drill at Sattahip Naval Base in Chon Buri in March this year when it launched torpedoes. The corvette sank on Sunday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

HTMS Sukhothai, a Royal Thai Navy corvette had been in service since 1987.

It was one of two Ratanakosin-class corvettes -- HTMS Ratanakosin (FS-441) and HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) -- built by the now-defunct Tacoma Boatbuilding Company in the United States.

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