Aung Zeya-class frigate
Class overview | |
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Builders | Myanmar Naval Dockyard |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | UBS Mayu |
Succeeded by | Kyan Sittha-class frigate |
Cost | US$ 200 M |
Built | 2008 |
In commission | 2010–present |
Completed | 1 |
Active | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided missile frigate |
Displacement | 2,500 ton (estimated) |
Length | 108 m (354 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion | CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) estimated |
Range | 3,800 mi (6,100 km) estimated |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x Mil Mi-17 |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck (no hangar) |
The Aung Zeya-class frigate is a frigate operated by the Myanmar Navy. The lead ship of the class is named after Aung Zeya (Alaungpaya), the founder of Konbaung Dynasty of Myanmar. UMS Aung Zeya (F-11) is the first indigenous guided missile frigate of the Myanmar Navy.[3][4]
As of 2021, the lead ship (F-11) is the only ship in this class.
See also
[edit]- Kilo-class submarine
- Makassar-class landing platform dock
- UMS Moattama
- Anawrahta-class corvette
- Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel
- 5-Series-class fast attack craft
References
[edit]- ^ "India's ASEAN Defense Sales Effort".
- ^ Ankit Panda(The Diplomat). "North Korea's New KN19 Coastal Defense Cruise Missile: More Than Meets the Eye".
- ^ "Indian sonars to power foreign navies - The Financial Express". The Financial Express. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Myanmar commissions second frigate with reduced RCS, hospital ship". Archived from the original on 2016-02-22.
Bibliography
[edit]- Adam Baddeley, ed. (May 2011). "Asian Military Review". Issuu. 19 (2). Hong Kong: Media TransAsia Ltd.: 26.
- Myoe, Aung (2011). In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar's China Policy Since 1948. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 150. ISBN 9789814345170.
- McGoldrick, James; MacCaffrie, Jack (2012). Navies of South-East Asia: A Comparative Study. Routledge. p. 38. ISBN 9780415809429.
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