Chulachomklao Fort

[5] In 1993, a statue of King Rama V was built to commemorate his virtues, then, in 1996, Royal Thai Navy decided to discharge the Phra Chulachomklao Fort.

For this reason, Phra Chulachomklao Fort is considered an important tourist attraction in Samut Prakan Province.

A large investment was required to complete the fort construction on schedule, then the king decided to give his money in the amount of 10,000 weighs (800,000 baht), as stated in one of the royal letters that as stated in one of the royal letters that "Will give the name of Chulalongkorn Fort King Chulalongkorn similar to all the fortresses in which they used some titles of the lords of the earth".

On the evening of 13 July 1893, the Ye Be Say (JB Say) which was a pilot-boat of two French Warships, the Inconstant and the Comet, was commanded by Captain Bory for sailing intruded into the Gulf of Thailand.

Next, Thai soldiers tried to blast back with every canon, but the two warships still anchored in front of the French Embassy in Bangkok.

[6] From this situation, many experts agreed that Thailand was inferior to the French because the Thai military force lacked the training of using the weapons.

Mr. Henry Norman, an expert on Eastern countries, said that "During the battle, these soldiers ran away, panting alternately at each gun.

They ran up and down the stairs, switching between the firing base while trying not to fall into a hole, and ready to give orders in a language the Siamese soldiers do not understand."

Rama IX, along with Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, unveiled King Chulalongkorn's royal monument at Phra Chulachomklao Fort.

On October 23, 2001, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn launched Chulachomklao Fort Exhibition Hall, where is beneath King Chulalongkorn's base.

In addition, the design is similar to a western turret in which the corridors inside are quite narrow and tiny and the ceiling is c. 2 meters high in the shape of tortoiseshell with curves down on both sides.

HTMS Maeklong is a frigate-type warship that was made at Uraga Shipyard  Yokosuka City, Japan in 1936 by controlling of Captain Luang Chanchakkit Chamanan and Phra Praprakokkonkit.

The age of HTMS Mae Klong is the longest-serving warship in the history of the Royal Thai Navy and it is the second oldest warship in the world that has been used in many important functions such as being used as a royal barge in the reign of King Rama 8 and Rama 9 to fight in the Great East Asia War and being used as a naval training ship.

The layout of the Naval Historical Park comprises the exhibition building, the 9 pavilions where present various important events of the Navy, and there are outdoor components that display an arrangement of weapons.

This part focus on the weapons and the procurement of HTMS Phra Ruang boats of King Rama VI, as well as armaments of the two reigns.

In the same way, this group provides information about the navy maintaining national interests at sea, such as marine gas drilling bases, simulated fishing boats..

[1] Since1999 the bridge has been considered as a source of academic knowledge[1] from the actual place, showing the names and stories of each plant and animal living in the mangrove forest.

Chulachomklao Fort
The royal monument of King Chulalongkorn at Phra Chulachomklao Fort
Phra Nares and Phra Narai Shrines
ARMSTRONG cannons
HTMS Maeklong
Naval Historical Park
Mangrove Nature Trail