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HTMS Pangan Museum Ship (Thong Sala)
9° 42.7′ N · 99° 59.0′ E
A Second World War US-built tank landing ship, ex-USS Stark County (LST-1134), that served the Royal Thai Navy as HTMS Pangan and now sits ashore at Thong Sala as a museum ship, an unmistakable landmark beside the piers.
Practical
Wikipedia: launched in 1945, took part in the Inchon landing in 1950, transferred to Thailand in 1966 and renamed HTMS Pangan (LST-13), retired in 2008, and brought to Koh Phangan on 21 January 2011 to become a museum ship. Opening hours and any entry fee are not verified; ask locally. Useful as a visual mark for the Thong Sala piers when approaching from the west.
Best for
A short walk from the dinghy landing; navy history
Nearby
- Thong Sala Night Market0.2 NM away
- Thong Sala Pier and Town0.2 NM away
- Thong Sala Anchorage (east of Koh Tae Nai)0.4 NM away
- Thong Sala Supermarkets (Lotus's, Big C, Tops)0.4 NM away
- Thong Sala Fuel Station0.5 NM away
- Koh Tae Nai and Ao Nai Wok0.7 NM away
- Amsterdam Bar (West Coast Sunset)0.8 NM away
- Koh Phangan Hospital1.5 NM away