The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) recently organized a launching ceremony in Shanghai for its Chinese-made Type 071E landing platform dock, named HTMS Chang, which indicates that it will be delivered to Thailand and put into service soon.
The new HTMS Chang is 213m long and 28m wide, with a maximum water displacement of 20,003 tons and a top speed of 25 knots.
Built at a cost of 6.1 billion baht ($180 million), the 20,000-ton-class landing platform dock can tolerate choppy seas and accommodate 600 officers.
