HTMS Chang explained

HTMS Chang is the name of the following ships of the Royal Thai Navy, named after the island of Ko Chang:

• HTMS Chang (I), a transport ship in service from 1902 to 1962^[1]
• , the former USS Lincoln County, (LST-898), an acquired from the United States Navy in 1962, decommissioned in 2006, and scuttled as an artificial reef in 2012
• , a Type 071 landing platform dock ordered in 2019 and launched in 2023^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NH 92039 CHANG (Thai Naval Transport, 1902-1962) . Naval History and Heritage Command . 30 March 2023.
2. News: Nanuam . Wassana . 6 January 2023 . Navy names new transport ship 'Chang' . Bangkok Post . 30 March 2023.