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28-461: Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse, Prince of Chumphon (19 December 1880 – 19 May 1923) ( Thai : พระองค์เจ้าอาภากรเกียรติวงศ์ , RTGS :  Phra Ong Chao Aphakon Kiantiwong , full title: Thai : พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าอาภากรเกียรติวงศ์ กรมหลวงชุมพรเขตอุดมศักดิ์ ), was the 28th child of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). He was commonly revered as "The Father of the Thai Navy ". As

56-671: A 222 kilometres (138 mi) long coastline. 10°29′34″N 99°10′45″E  /  10.49278°N 99.17917°E  / 10.49278; 99.17917 HTMS Phra Ruang HMS Radiant was an R-class destroyer which fought in the First World War as part of the Royal Navy before being transferred to the Royal Thai Navy , in which she served until well after the Second World War . She

84-475: A fortune-bringing thevada on a lotus-pedestal, flanked by two ficus trees. In the background a fort and two watchtowers are visible, a reference to the former camp where courageous warriors from the province gathered before going into battle against the enemy. The provincial flower is the Indian shot ( Canna indica ), and the finger banana is another provincial symbol. Spanner barb ( Barbodes lateristriga )

112-731: A naval preparatory school for Britannia Royal Naval College at Greenwich , before commencing sea training in April 1897 aboard the Siamese vessel Maha Chakri . He was accepted as a midshipman (officer cadet) in the Royal Navy and posted to the battleship HMS Revenge in November 1897, and subsequently served in HMS Ramillies , the sloop HMS Cruiser and the reconnaissance vessel HMS Hawk . Abhakara achieved good marks in his training and impressed his supervisors with his skills, but

140-421: A year. Chumphon province contributes 60 percent of Thailand's total coffee production. Local brands include Thamsing, ST Chumphon, and Khao Tha-Lu Chumporn. Besides, Chumphon is considered as the province with the second largest durian growing area in the country, after Chanthaburi . Based on 2017 data, Chumphon has an area of 164,099 rai of durian, with a yield of approximately 128,894 tons, create income for

168-602: Is 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Chumphon city in Pathio District . It has direct daily flights to Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport (DMK). Flights from Bangkok are around 60 minutes. Nok Air and Thai AirAsia operates flights between Bangkok ( Don Mueang , DMK) and Chumphon Airport (CJM). The airport has transit agents for onward travel to Chumphon and the islands of the Gulf of Thailand including Ko Tao , Ko Pha Ngan , and Ko Samui . Chumphon Railway Station

196-562: Is a main station of Chumphon, it is 485 kilometres (301 mi) south of Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong). Chumphon is also the location of 26 other railway stations and railway halts. Lang Suan Railway Station in area of Lang Suan District is the last stop of the Southern Railway that starts from Thon Buri Railway Station (Bangkok Noi). Chumphon is 463 kilometres (288 mi) south of Bangkok by Petchkasem Road (Highway 4) via Pathom Phon Intersection before entering

224-793: Is a provincial fish. Chumphon is divided into eight districts ( amphoes ), 70 sub-districts ( tambons ), 736 villages ( mubans ). As of 26 November 2019 there are: one Chumphon Provincial Administration Organisation ( ongkan borihan suan changwat ) and 27 municipal ( thesaban ) areas in the province. Chumphon and Lang Suan have town ( thesaban mueang ) status. Further 25 subdistrict municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). The non-municipal areas are administered by 51 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO ( ongkan borihan suan tambon ). The coffee-growing valley of Ban Panwal in Tha Sae District includes 178,283 rai of robusta coffee plantations. It produces more than 24 million tonnes

252-473: Is regarded as part of "Gateway to the South" . There are two national parks, along with nine other national parks, make up region 4 (Surat Thani) of Thailand's protected areas. There are four wildlife sanctuaries, along with three other wildlife sanctuaries, make up region 4 (Surat Thani) of Thailand's protected areas. The southern part of the province was originally a separate province named Lang Suan. It

280-713: Is the Prince of Chumphon Shrine at Hat Sai Ree in Chumphon Province , where he recuperated and rehabilitated from his illnesses, before his death on 19 May 1923. Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse was born on 19 December 1880. His mother, chao chom manda Mot (Mot Bunnag), was a royal concubine from an aristocratic but non-royal family, which meant that Abhakara was unlikely to ascend to the throne. In late 1893, his father, Rama V, sent Abhakara and his brother Vajiravudh to study military science in Britain. The king's decision

308-612: The 4th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet before paying off and being laid up in reserve as part of the Nore Command until sold. She was sold back to Thornycroft on 21 June 1920, who then sold her on to the Royal Thai Navy in September 1920. She was renamed HTMS Phra Ruang ( Thai : เรือหลวงพระร่วง ). It is believed that in order to finance her acquisition King Rama VI and other senior figures donated personally to

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336-708: The Tenasserim Hills . The east is coastal plain abutting the Gulf of Thailand . The main river is the Lang Suan River , which originates in Phato District . With a 222-kilometre-long (138 mi) coastline and 44 islands, the Chumphon Archipelago, Chumphon has waterfalls, peaceful beaches, green forests, mangroves, and rivers. The total forest area is 1,288 km (497 sq mi) or 21.5 percent of provincial area. Chumphon

364-606: The "Abhakara Memorial Day". Chakri dynasty Kings Viceroys Deputy Viceroy Crown Prince Hereditary Prince Royalty Siamese Foreigners Key events Chumphon Province Chumphon is on the Isthmus of Kra , the narrow land bridge connecting the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Thailand . To the west are the hills of the Phuket mountain range and its northern continuation,

392-490: The Burmese province of Tanintharyi . There are two different theories on the origin of the name "Chumphon". According to one, it originates from Chumnumphon (lit., 'accumulation of forces') which derives from the fact that Chumphon was a frontier city. Another theory claims the name derives from a local tree named Maduea Chumphon (มะเดื่อชุมพร, Ficus glomerata ), abundant in the province. The provincial seal shows

420-493: The Chumphon city, takes about 7 hours to travel. Can travel to here by bus from both Southern Bus (Taling Chan) and Northern Bus Terminals (Mo Chit 2). In the first 11 months of 2015, Chumphon arrivals grew by 17 percent to 1.86 million and tourism revenue by 21 percent to 7.55 billion baht. Average hotel occupancy rose to 65 percent from 53 percent in 2014. Arrivals are expected to grow by 17 percent in 2016. Chumphon has

448-481: The destroyers ran into a German minefield. Torrent struck a mine , and when attempting a rescue, Surprise and Tornado also hit mines, resulting in the three destroyers being lost. Radiant picked up all survivors that could be found. This accounted for twelve officers and sailors, with the losses of 252 officers and men from the three destroyers. After the First World War, she was briefly assigned to

476-492: The finance fund, making this the first publication donation of money to procure a warship in Thailand. The Royal Prince Admiral Abhakara Kiartivongse went to England to negotiate the purchase personally and command the ship during its subsequent voyage from England to Thailand. On 29 January 1943, the submarine USS  Trout launched three torpedoes at a destroyer believed to be Phra Ruang and watched each run true to

504-497: The force. He was removed from public duties between 1911 and 1917, possibly as a result of rumors about his implication in plots against his half-brother, now king Vajiravudh. During this period, he studied saiyasat and saiwet , traditional Thai forms of healing and protective magic, as well as folk healing and herbal medicine. Rehabilitated in 1917, he was made Inspector-General of the Royal Siamese Navy, followed by

532-522: The founder of the Thai Navy (then known as the 'Royal Siamese Navy'), Abhakara was highly praised by many Thais as "Sadej Tia" ( Thai : เสด็จเตี่ย ; lit. Lord Father), "Mor Phon" ( Thai : หมอพร ; lit. Doctor Phon). The Thai Royal Navy officially granted him the title of "the Father of the Thai Navy" in 1993. There are 217 shrines and memorials built to honour him around Thailand. The most famous of these

560-468: The office of Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Siamese Navy in 1918, Acting Minister of Marine in 1922, and Minister of Marine in 1923. In 1920, he returned to England to negotiate the purchase of the destroyer HMS Radiant , which was transferred to the Royal Siamese Navy in September as Phra Ruang . He commanded the ship during its subsequent voyage home. In 1922 he saw that Sattahip Bay

588-520: The province of not less than 6,000 million baht per year. There are more farmers grow durian every year. Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017. Chumphon Airport

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616-491: The story has been described as one that 'may fit more easily into the category of legend than into that of fact.' Abhakara returned to Siam in 1900 to serve in the creation of Royal Siamese Navy. He was made Director of the Naval Education Department, and subsequently named Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Siamese Navy in 1903–10, in which role he contributed significantly to the modernisation of

644-618: The title "Commander in Chief, Admiral and Father" of the Siamese Navy, Abhakara resigned from office on the grounds of ill health. He travelled for rehabilitation to Monthon Surat for a month, and then to Hat Ree beach in Chumphon province . He contracted influenza after an accidental exposure cold rain, which worsened his condition sharply, and died at the age of 42, on 19 May 1923, at 11:40 am. The Royal Thai Navy marks 19 May annually as

672-507: Was a strategic place for the establishment of a naval base and offered royal land in Sattahip in order to build the present-day naval facilities. In honor of his contributions, the prince was proclaimed "The father of the Royal Thai Navy ". Abhakara was also a practitioner of muay Thai . During King Vajiravudh 's reign, he trained many muay Thai boxers, many of whom went on to become trainers themselves. Not long after being honoured to

700-466: Was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston and launched 25 November 1916. Radiant served with the 10th Destroyer Flotilla of Harwich Force from April 1917 until February 1919. During the night of 23 December 1917, while escorting of a convoy off the coast of Holland , she came to the rescue of the Harwich Force destroyers Torrent , Surprise and Tornado after

728-485: Was incorporated into Chumphon in 1932. In November 1989 Typhoon Gay hit the province hard: 529 people were killed, 160,000 became homeless, 7,130 km (2,753 sq mi) of farm land was destroyed. Gay is the only tropical storm on record which reached Thailand with typhoon wind strength. Chumphon province is one of several clandestine way stations on the trafficking trail of Burmese and Rohingyas from nearby Burma (Myanmar) being moved south. Chumphon borders

756-611: Was motivated by the recent loss of Siam's Laotian territories to France , and his consequent desire to modernise Siam's army and navy. He hoped that his sons would acquire western military knowledge that would allow them to train future officers of the armed forces. From January 1884, the two princes studied in Ascot under the tutelage of Basil Thomson ; in 1895, Vajiravudh began training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , while Abhakara moved to The Limes,

784-613: Was not allowed to undertake courses in naval tactics, gunnery or torpedoes, which were deemed to be of a 'confidential character' by the Admiralty . Since the late 20th century, some royal biographers have claimed that Abhakara saw active service in Crete during the three months of the Theriso revolt , but the chronology of this episode is difficult to corroborate with the prince's known postings and movements during his time in Britain, and

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