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  Reua Tamruat

 

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Reua Tamruat are police escort barges in the Royal Barge Procession. The outside hull is painted black, without any pattern, and the bow is rather low. It has a crew of 26 oarsmen, dressed in vivid blue jackets, with a red pahkaomah and a red mongkon (fig.). There are three police barges (fig.) in the procession and this is the first one. It is located at the rear of the outer drum barge Reua Ih-Leuang (fig.), and has the Thai number one () painted in white on its bow.

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