page_title: Royal Thai Navy
section_title: Royal Thai Navy Music Division
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Thai Navy / Organization / Royal Thai Navy Music Division
caption_attribution_description: English: Sattahip, Thailand (June 20, 2006) - A Royal Thai Navy (RTN) band plays during the opening ceremony of the Thailand phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman (RELEASED)
context_page_description: The Royal Thai Navy, Thailand's naval warfare force, was established in 1906. It was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse who is known as the father of the Royal Navy. It has a structure that includes the naval fleet, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Air and Coastal Defence Command. The RTN headquarters is at Sattahip Naval Base.
  The navy operates three naval area commands: Northern Gulf of Thailand; Southern Gulf of Thailand; and the Andaman Sea. RTN also has two air wings and one flying unit on its aircraft carrier.
context_section_description: A Royal Thai Navy band has existed since the RTN was only a naval department of the Royal Thai Army. Its began with the creation of the "Naval Trumpet Band" on 10 June 1878, with the arrival of the new royal yacht Vesatri and her captain, M. Fusco, who later was one of the training instructors.
  Captain Fusco had the duty to stage musicals for King Rama V when the king traveled by sea, as when King Chulalongkorn visited Europe in 1897. The government assigned the young ensemble under the command of Captain Fusco to the Royal Yacht Maha Chakri' for the voyage to Europe. This band would later become the basis of the Royal Thai Navy Music Division of the RTN Bangkok Naval Base. Today, the RTNMD stations bands in all naval bases and installations, as well as in educational institutions.
caption: Royal Yacht Maha Chakri, 1905
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