HTMS PRAB 741 Wreck

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HTMS PRAB 741 Wreck

24 mMax Depth
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8Species
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WreckReefSalt Water

About This Site

The vessel was commissioned in 1944 and was designed by the US Navy for Pacific island-hopping campaigns in World War II. In time, it was handed to the Thai Navy which was then used as a training vessel before being decommissioned from service and handed to Chumphon Province for use of artificial reef. Being the sister ship of the HTMS Sattakut, which is another wreck just off Koh Tao. Though the ships are almost identical, the HTMS Prab lies at a shallower depth giving less experienced divers …

Marine Life (8 species)

BarracudaHawksbill turtlePufferfishRabbitfishSnapperSweetlipsTrevallyWhale shark

Photos

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