The Anawrahta class corvette is a class of corvettes operated by the Myanmar Navy. The UMS Anawrahta (771) was commissioned in 2001. The ship was built locally with Chinese assistance. The Anawrahta class corvette is equipped with various electronic suites and weaponry systems from China, Israel and Russia.[5][6] The lead ship of the class is named after King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire of Myanmar (Burma).[2]
Class overview | |
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Builders | Myanmar Naval Dockyard |
Operators | Myanmar Navy |
Preceded by | Nawarat-class corvette (1960) |
Built | 1996–2016 |
In commission | 2001–2016 |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Active |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Light Frigate(Guided-Missile Corvette) |
Displacement | 1,105 ton |
Length | 77 m (253 ft) |
Propulsion | diesel |
Speed | 26 knots |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | |
Aviation facilities | 771 and 772 each have a helicopter decks but without any hangars. 773 comes with a helicopter deck and a hangar. |
The second ship, 772, named after King Bayinnaung, was commissioned in 2003.[5] The Myanmar Navy launched another stealth corvette UMS Tabinshwehti (773) in November 2014.[7][note 1]
Ships of the class
editPhoto | Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Homeport |
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Anawrahta | 771 | Myanmar Naval Dockyard | 2001[8] | |||
Bayint Naung | 772 | Myanmar Naval Dockyard | 2003[8] | |||
Tabinshwehti | 773 | Myanmar Naval Dockyard | 24 December 2016 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The 773 is treated as a separate class, as it has stealth shaping and helicopter hangar.
References
edit- ^ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". Archived from the original on 2015-12-31.
- ^ a b c "Myanmar launches third Anawrahta-class missile corvette". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04.
- ^ "India's BEL to begin installation of HMS-X sonars on Myanmar frigates". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b c "SIPRI Trade Register". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
- ^ a b John Pike. "PCG Anawrahta".
- ^ "ASEAN Navies Set Sail in 2017 - AIIA".
- ^ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". Archived from the original on 2016-12-30.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Navy Latest Corvette UMS Tabinshwehti Likely Operational".