Aung Zeya-class frigate
Aung Zeya class frigate is a class of frigates 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 Myanmar Navy.[6][7]
![]() UMS Aung Zeya (F-11) | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Myanmar Naval Dockyard |
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| Preceded by: | UBS Mayu |
| Succeeded by: | UMS Kyan Sittha |
| Cost: | US$ 200 M |
| Built: | 2008 |
| In commission: | 2010 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | UMS Aung Zeya |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided Missile Frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,500 ton (estimated) |
| Length: | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Propulsion: | CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each |
| Speed: | 30 kn (56 km/h) estimated |
| Range: | 3,800 mi (6,100 km) estimated |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 |
| Aviation facilities: | helicopter deck (no hangar) |
As of 2014, the lead ship (F-11) is the only ship in this class.
See also
References
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- Superboy. "Myanmar Navy(Ship Bucket)".
- Superboy. "Myanmar Navy(Ship Bucket)".
- Ankit Panda(The Diplomat). "North Korea's New KN19 Coastal Defense Cruise Missile: More Than Meets the Eye".
- Superboy. "Myanmar Navy(Ship Bucket)".
- "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".
Bibliography
- Adam Baddeley, ed. (May 2011). "Asian Military Review". 19 (2). Hong Kong: Media TransAsia Ltd.: 26. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - 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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