Ah, the Siamese 'battleships', as Siam called them at that time.
Ain't fooling anybody.
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Also, those two girls have really crap luck. Sri Ayudhya herself can give the Fukou sisters a run for their money, what with her being sunk in a coup and all.
Ah, back then there'll be a lot of Siamese submarines if not for a poor economy. Not sure about the timeline, though.
SPARKLYYear 1938
Kobe, Kawasaki Shipbuilding DocksThaiWaaaaa!Ooh! They finally finished building the new type of battleships!!Birth of the Coastal Defense Ship Sisters!
The Japanese word for "Coastal Defense Ship" is literally written as Coastal "Defensive-Battle" Ship. It's often mistaken for Coastal Defense "Battleship".
Aren't those girls a bit too small?Destroyer-sizeHere is the birth of the coastal defense battleships Thonburi and Sri Ayudhya, who both will face the trials and tribulations of fate!Here, a pair of ship sisters—with the hopes and expectations of a foreign country lying on them—let loose a cry as they were born.