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The current naval plan for Cambodia appears as follows:
---- Four 160t "sea trucks", named Kampot, Ratanakiri, Ta Khmao, and Serei Saophoan, shall be built in the local drydock at a rate of one per quarter. These vessels are wooden hulled and shall serve as unarmed (or meagerly armed) coastal transports and tenders.
---- Four 160t torpedo boats of the La Combattante II class shall be ordered from France, with two boats ordered in Q3/46, and two more in Q4/46. These boats shall be named Battambang, Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk, and Kampong Speu. Delivery shall likely occur sometime in 1947. These boats shall be used for coastal patrol and coastal defense.
---- Sixteen fast riverine patrol craft, of ten tons each, will be delivered from Q1 onward at a rate of four per quarter.
---- 560 tons remain unspoken-for at present. Among the ideas I have in mind are a set of very small coastal or harbour minesweepers, a port tug, or a small group of MTB-sized coastal gunboats.

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Dragueur de mines 17.4m-class Light Minesweeper
Displacement: 30 tonnes (light), 38 tonnes (normal)
Length: 17.4 m (57 ft) overall
Beam: 4.9 m (16 ft)
Draught: 1.3 m (4.33 ft) full load
Machinery: 2 Renault marine diesel engines, both of 342hp; two shafts
Speed: 12 knots (full load)
Cruising range: 380nm at 12 knots
Crew: 6 men
Armament:
- 1 x 15mm machine gun

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Ta Khmao, Cambodian Harbour Tug laid down 1946

Displacement:
85 t light; 89 t standard; 100 t normal; 109 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
90.22 ft / 90.22 ft x 18.04 ft x 4.92 ft (normal load)
27.50 m / 27.50 m x 5.50 m x 1.50 m

Armament:
1 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward, 1 raised gun
2 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1946 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 2 lbs / 1 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,500

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 423 shp / 316 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 2,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 20 tons

Complement:
15 - 20

Cost:
£0.033 million / $0.133 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.6 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 11 tons, 10.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 61 tons, 61.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 15 tons, 15.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 12 tons, 12.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
348 lbs / 158 Kg = 178.0 x 1.6 " / 40 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 0.4 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 11.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.47

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.437
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.69 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 69 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Mid (50 %): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Stern: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Average freeboard: 8.86 ft / 2.70 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.7 %
Waterplane Area: 1,067 Square feet or 99 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 279 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 137 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.03
- Longitudinal: 20.62
- Overall: 1.38
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Phnom Aural, Cambodian Patrol Vessel laid down 1946

Displacement:
105 t light; 111 t standard; 123 t normal; 134 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
114.24 ft / 109.91 ft x 18.04 ft x 5.25 ft (normal load)
34.82 m / 33.50 m x 5.50 m x 1.60 m

Armament:
2 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1946 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1946 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all aft
Weight of broadside 4 lbs / 2 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,500

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.59" / 15 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,172 shp / 875 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 1,150nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 23 tons

Complement:
18 - 24

Cost:
£0.058 million / $0.232 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 2 tons, 1.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 29 tons, 23.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 55 tons, 44.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 19 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 18 tons, 14.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
205 lbs / 93 Kg = 104.9 x 1.6 " / 40 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.415
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.09 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 10.48 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 11.90 ft / 3.63 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 7.51 ft / 2.29 m
- Mid (50 %): 7.51 ft / 2.29 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 7.51 ft / 2.29 m
- Stern: 7.51 ft / 2.29 m
- Average freeboard: 7.86 ft / 2.40 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 97.9 %
Waterplane Area: 1,232 Square feet or 114 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 150 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 23 lbs/sq ft or 114 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 7.58
- Overall: 1.03
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

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