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 |
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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]
Photo | 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 |