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Hi,

I have been to the beach at Sattahip Naval base quite a few times in the past, but the last time I was there was two years ago. Usually when we you go to the naval base my wife leaves her ID card at the guard post and picks it up when we left. We went to the Naval base last Sunday so the daughter could play on the beach, but the guard told us that foreigners were no longer allowed in, only Thais. Has anybody else had a similar experience?

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In my experience its very hit and miss as to whether they will let you in or not...sometimes at another entrance they will let you in,sometimes a Thai ID,sometimes they wont allow cars and you have to use the waiting songteaw.
Sometimes a bigwig is coming so no riff raff at all allowed in or they might be practicing shooting the artillery guns etc etc etc and in conjunction with moon and planet alignment
I gave up even trying a few years ago
and just dont bother anymore.

They absolutely won't allow a foreign (looking) person onboard the aircraft carrier without a written letter of invitation from an admiral.
Thai looking Asians can just stroll on and off (as long as they dont give the game away by speaking)

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24 minutes ago, johng said:

In my experience its very hit and miss as to whether they will let you in or not...sometimes at another entrance they will let you in,sometimes a Thai ID,sometimes they wont allow cars and you have to use the waiting songteaw.
Sometimes a bigwig is coming so no riff raff at all allowed in or they might be practicing shooting the artillery guns etc etc etc and in conjunction with moon and planet alignment
I gave up even trying a few years ago
and just dont bother anymore.

They absolutely won't allow a foreign (looking) person onboard the aircraft carrier without a written letter of invitation from an admiral.
Thai looking Asians can just stroll on and off (as long as they dont give the game away by speaking)

It's in case you might take photos or report the inside of the ship to the 'enemy.' This same ship that can be googled and maps of the interior are readily available. This second hand ship that countless foreigners have been in, before it was off loaded to them. This rust buckets secrets must be kept away from foreigner preying eyes, so they can't see what they have already seen. 

Basically all show and absolutely, no substance.

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8 minutes ago, thequietman said:

It's in case you might take photos or report the inside of the ship to the 'enemy.' This same ship that can be googled and maps of the interior are readily available. This second hand ship that countless foreigners have been in, before it was off loaded to them. This rust buckets secrets must be kept away from foreigner preying eyes, so they can't see what they have already seen. 

Basically all show and absolutely, no substance.

A Thai Navy Captain friend took this ol' farang to look over a ship there, they wouldn't let me on...:sad:

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3 hours ago, transam said:

A Thai Navy Captain friend took this ol' farang to look over a ship there, they wouldn't let me on...:sad:

I would like to see the Thai Aircraft Carrier! I understand it's been parked there for about 10+ years and never moved.

I understand the deck of the carrier will be the Command Post For Submarine Unit One. I'm looking forward to

taking a tour of the sub when it arrives. I think it will be good for Tourism, maybe even submarine rides.

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I would like to see the Thai Aircraft Carrier! I understand it's been parked there for about 10+ years and never moved.


Unless you have a Thai ID card or "look very Thai" the best you can do is go and admire it from the dock side.
No tall long nosed guava allowed on board without written permission from the admiralty !

I understand they do take the boat out for a spin occasionally,like earlier this year to "help" with the flooding in the south..

PS. there are no fixed wing aircrafts
on the boat....they did have some "jump jets" but they broke.
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The base is not closed to foreigners as such, but it is a bit controlled. I have been right on to the base for a burial at sea and it wasn't a problem. I was the only foreigner in our funeral party but when the boat came back from the one previous I saw several foreigners disembark.

 

Many years ago we went to the beach down the road on the right just before the road goes into Sattahip and within minutes of parking a navy guy turned up on a motorbike and told us to leave that no foreigners were allowed. Obviously some sort of variable policy.

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8 hours ago, lou62 said:

Yes, had it a couple of times. No big deal, a beach is a beach and any beach will do.

security very tight surrounding the base since ordering the 2 new subs with retractable wheels for use on the highways . top secrete hush hush stuff . 

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Are we talking about Nang Ram beachbeach (down by Sirikit Hospital), I never have a problem, along with many other foreigners. Twenty Baht per car  and away you go

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39 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

Are we talking about Nang Ram beachbeach (down by Sirikit Hospital), I never have a problem, along with many other foreigners. Twenty Baht per car  and away you go

I thought the OP was talking about the beach at the Navy Ratings School, just past Bang Saray.

Others are talking about the Navy docks where the carrier is based.

 

Nang Ram is a nicer beach and easier access, but it is a fair old drive from Pattaya.

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22 hours ago, johng said:

In my experience its very hit and miss as to whether they will let you in or not...sometimes at another entrance they will let you in,sometimes a Thai ID,sometimes they wont allow cars and you have to use the waiting songteaw.
Sometimes a bigwig is coming so no riff raff at all allowed in or they might be practicing shooting the artillery guns etc etc etc and in conjunction with moon and planet alignment
I gave up even trying a few years ago
and just dont bother anymore.

They absolutely won't allow a foreign (looking) person onboard the aircraft carrier without a written letter of invitation from an admiral.
Thai looking Asians can just stroll on and off (as long as they dont give the game away by speaking)

 

I live quite near the bases for about 30 yrs.

A lot of them military persons know me, as I live between them and do my exersizes in the park, and still I am not allowed to enter a base, some of them I can enter without any ID.

Even the Thai police can not enter a Militairy base in the course of an investigation.

There is a part of a base where only shops are located like a supermarket, computershop, car repair shop and more and I am not allowed to enter, only Thais.

Like you I gave up trying a long time ago.

Now my son is of Militairy age and will be drafted so I wonder what will happen at the different holidays that the parents are invited on the base, going to be fun.:unsure::crazy::mad:

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13 hours ago, dotpoom said:

Are we talking about Nang Ram beachbeach (down by Sirikit Hospital), I never have a problem, along with many other foreigners. Twenty Baht per car  and away you go

Nang Ram beach is free to enter for everybody, my son used to work there in the seafood restaurant after school.

Closes at about 1100 pm and all workers go home under Militair escort as the road there is quite dark and dangerous at night.

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One again an example of Thainess - one day they will wake up and grow up

Go to beach near UTapao or Bangsaray - only problem you'll not be alone as mass ownership of cars by THai naval staff ensures queues for the car park so visit usually becomes fairly unpleasant and that's before you witness the rubbish discarded by the visitors who appear to have no manners whatsoever

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In January parking was in a lot near the ticket office and baht bus transportation over the hill to the beach all days.  Used to be baht buses only on weekends and holidays. Admission to base by exchanging license for a pass about 100 yards off Suk. Admission Bt100 falangs, Bt20 for Thais.

 

It is a nice beach, main complaint is overall dumpiness of the ladies restrooms.  Except for that, they have spent some money and effort on bins for garbage, raking, sidewalks, and food court.

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