Frigate damaged by ammunition from another naval ship

[PeteC]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... naval-ship

This one boggles the mind. Let's pull the ship into port directly behind another ship, then we'll clear a jammed cannon shell. What could possibly go wrong?

Stay tuned as this one could derail several navy careers.

[STEVE G]

^Yes, I read that article earlier and thought exactly the same thing!

[Big Boy]

My only experience of this was at sea with the Iranian Navy. We had several mis-fires of their Mk 8 4.5" gun. It was always panic stations afterwards thinking there might be a live shell stuck in the barrel, but whenever they checked, the barrel was always clear. Is it the crew of the HTMS Chonburi just became complacent, not actually expecting to find anything in the barrel?

I must say, with the Iranians, it was always checked whilst at sea. They considered it too dangerous a practice to carry out back in the dockyard.

I'm sure some of you old sea dogs must have experienced this a lot more than me. Is it normal to actually find a misfire still in the barrel?

[Nereus]

Little children playing with guns! Can't wait to watch them playing with a submarine!

Not had anything to do with naval guns, but army practice was to always make sure guns were cleared where they could do no harm.

[STEVE G]

I was in the Fleet Air Arm but if aircraft returned with any kind of hung ordinance, it was pointed off the side of the ship until made safe.

[PeteC]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... m-hospital

[Nereus]

That gun on Frigates is used by many navies around the world:

OTO Melara 76 mm

I suspect that it was a training round without any projectile. Just smoke and noise! At point blank range any projectile, even non-explosive, would have caused serious damage to the ship in front of it!

RSS_Valour_76mm_OTO_Melara.JPEG (21.8 KiB) Viewed 4157 times

[Big Boy]

In typical Thai knee-jerk reaction style, the Chonburi has now been moored out to sea whilst they carry out further checks.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/htms-chonb ... discharge/

[PeteC]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... p-shelling

[Nereus]

Unbelievable, bunch of eejits! I am surprised that they even admit that they knew there was a live "round" jammed in the gun.
As they have proven cable of sinking their own ships, I suppose it is to be expected!

[Big Boy]

The Commander of HTMS Chonburi has been transferred.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/commander- ... stigation/

[Dannie Boy]

I guess that in Thailand that’s severe punishment!!


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