HTMS Thonburi

Survived

Type	Coast-defence battleship
Class	Thonburi
War	Second World War
Main guns	4 × 8″ guns

Coast-defence ship with four 8-inch guns, built in Japan. Set on fire by the French at Ko Chang on 17 January 1941, with her captain and some 20 men killed, she was run aground and capsized. Raised and repaired in Japan, she served as a training ship until 1959; her guns and bridge are kept at the Royal Thai Naval Academy.

Photo of HTMS Thonburi in Bangkok, 29 July 1938. Event: Built by the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp. and commissioned into the Siamese Navy 10 days ago, coastal defense ship Sri Ayudhya is arriving in her home port. Current status: Scrapped in 1951-59, lifespan of 23 years. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

4 x 8 in (203 mm) guns
4 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns
Before World War II: 4 × 20 mm AA Madsen
During World War II: 4 × 40 mm AA Vickers

Armour

Main belt: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Deck: 38 + 25 mm (1.5 + 1.0 in)
Turrets: 102 mm (4 in)
Conning Tower: 102 mm (4 in)

Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	12 January 1936
Launched	31 July 1937
Commissioned	31 January 1938
Displacement	2,265 tons
Length	252.66 ft (77.01 m)
Speed	15.5 knots
Complement	234 officers and men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

31 July 1937

Battle of Ko Chang

Wrecked

17 January 1941

Set on fire and run aground; her captain and some 20 men killed. Later raised