Aung Zeya-class frigate

{{Short description|Myanmar Navy ship}}

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|Builders=Myanmar Naval Dockyard

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|Class before={{ship|UBS|Mayu}}

|Class after={{sclass2|Kyan Sittha|frigate|1}}

|Cost= US$ 200 M

|Built range= 2008

|In commission range= 2010–present

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|Total ships completed= 1

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|Ship type=Guided missile frigate

|Ship displacement=2,500 ton (estimated)

|Ship length={{convert|108|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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|Ship propulsion=CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each

|Ship speed={{convert|30|kn|lk=in}} estimated

|Ship range={{convert|3,800|mi|km|abbr=on}} estimated

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|Ship sensors=*BEL RAWL-02 Mk II L-band 2D search radar{{Cite web | url=https://thediplomat.com/2013/11/indias-asean-defense-sales-effort/ | title=India's ASEAN Defense Sales Effort }}

  • Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar
  • 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band
  • SNTI-240 SATCOM
  • BEL HMS- X2 hull mounted sonar

|Ship EW=*Type 922-1 radar warning receiver

|Ship armament=*1 × OTO Melara 76mm/62cal naval gun

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|Ship aircraft=1 x Mil Mi-17

|Ship aircraft facilities= Helicopter deck (no hangar)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/indian-sonars-to-power-foreign-navies/75649/|title=Indian sonars to power foreign navies - The Financial Express|date=25 May 2015|work=The Financial Express|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219235241/http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/indian-sonars-to-power-foreign-navies/75649/|archive-date=19 December 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56887/myanmar-commissions-second-frigate-with-reduced-rcs-hospital-ship|title=Myanmar commissions second frigate with reduced RCS, hospital ship|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222144730/http://www.janes.com/article/56887/myanmar-commissions-second-frigate-with-reduced-rcs-hospital-ship|archivedate=2016-02-22}}

As of 2021, the lead ship (F-11) is the only ship in this class.

See also

  • {{sclass2|Kilo|submarine|1}}
  • {{sclass|Makassar|landing platform dock|1}}
  • {{ship|UMS|Moattama}}
  • {{sclass|Anawrahta|corvette|1}}
  • {{sclass|Inlay|offshore patrol vessel|1}}
  • {{sclass2|5-Series|fast attack craft|1}}

References

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=Bibliography=

  • {{cite journal|editor=Adam Baddeley|title=Asian Military Review |publisher=Media TransAsia Ltd.|location=Hong Kong|date=May 2011|url=http://issuu.com/vishmeh/docs/amr_may_2011 |website=Issuu |volume=19|issue=2|page=26}}
  • {{cite book| last = Myoe| first = Aung| title = In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar's China Policy Since 1948| url = https://archive.org/details/namepaukphawmyan1948myoe| url-access = limited| year = 2011| publisher = Institute of Southeast Asian Studies| location = Singapore| isbn = 9789814345170| page = [https://archive.org/details/namepaukphawmyan1948myoe/page/n164 150] }}
  • {{cite book| last1 = McGoldrick| first1 = James| last2 = MacCaffrie| first2 = Jack| title = Navies of South-East Asia: A Comparative Study| year = 2012| publisher = Routledge| isbn = 9780415809429| page = 38 }}

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Category:Ship classes built by Myanmar Navy

Category:Frigates of the Myanmar Navy

Category:Frigate classes

Category:Post–Cold War military equipment of Myanmar