Upon arrival in Thong Sala – the main port of the island of Phangan, you already at the entrance expect two completely unnoticeable sights. The first is the layout of the island (already pretty spoiled), which tucked inside a low stone ring in the middle of the square with roundabout. There and steps there are comfortable to come up and Look at the layout from a height of human growth. And, literally in one hundred meters to the north, invisible from the trees, is landing His Majesty’s Phangan ship is the island’s namesake. And not layout, but quite a huge life-size ship in the middle of an artificial creek.
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- 1 Cruiser Phangan
- 2 Information to visit
- 3 On the map
Cruiser Phangan
The people called him the cruiser Phangan, although in fact it was up to cruisers him like walking to China. HMS Phangan originally stood on service in the US Navy, since the construction of the ship in 1945. Have of Americans he wore the unobtrusive code name LST-1134, and later, in 1966, the ship is temporarily at first, and then forever transferred to the Office of the Fleet of the Kingdom of Thailand. It is this year he received his new name from the late King Rama IX – “Phangan”. 15 meters high and 98 meters long, with a team of 130 man, HMS Phangan was in service until 2009, after which he was written off.
At the request of the administration of the island of Phangan, the ship of the same name is not began to cut into scrap metal and towed to the pier in Tong Fat Then built an artificial harbor for him, and bulk shaft separated the reservoir from the rest of the sea.
Landing ship Phangan
Information to visit
Inside the ship, the authorities of Phangan announced the first on the island a museum that is often closed. Periodically it is used as exhibition space photo or artwork, bright volume An example is the Koh Phangan Colormoon Festival.
The area around the sights open access free, sometimes he stands with the ladder folded back and you can go inside, take off the iron inside the ship. Parking is no problem no dress code is required. On the upper deck of the access ship not. Nearby, about twenty meters from the pond is a statue in honor King Rama the 5th, as a monument to the most respected monarch modern Thailand.
On the map
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