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Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel

{{Short description|Ship class of the Myanmar Navy}}

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|Ship caption=UMS Inlay (54) of Myanmar Navy

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{{Infobox ship class overview

|Builders=Myanmar Naval Dockyard

|Operators={{navy|Myanmar}}

|Built range=2013

|In commission range=24 December 2017

|Total ships building=0

|Total ships completed=2

|Total ships active=2

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

|Ship type=Offshore patrol vessel

|Ship displacement=1,500 tons{{cite web |website=Asian Military Review |title=Coast Guards welcome OPV Boom |date=January 29, 2020 |first=Tim |last=Fish |url=https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2020/01/coast-guards-welcome-opv-boom/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828104906/https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2020/01/coast-guards-welcome-opv-boom/ |archive-date=2020-08-28}}

|Ship length={{cvt|81|m|ftin}}{{cN|date=March 2022}}

|Ship beam={{cvt|12.5|m|ftin}}

|Ship propulsion=CODAD Propulsion{{cn|date=March 2022}}

|Ship speed={{convert|20|kn|lk=in}} estimated

|Ship range=Unknown

|Ship sensors=

  • 1 x Unknown surface search radar
  • 2 x Furuno navigation radar{{cn|date=March 2022}}

|Ship armament=

  • 1 x Type-66/76 57 mm twin guns{{cn|date=March 2022}}
  • 2 x M2 Browning Heavy Machine Guns{{cn|date=March 2022}}

|Ship aircraft=

|Ship aircraft facilities={{cvt|17.5|m}}-long flight deck and has a single hangar.{{cn|date=March 2022}}

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The Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of offshore patrol vessel (OPV) operated by the Myanmar Navy. The lead ship of the class is UMS Inlay. UMS Inlay was built at Thanlyin Naval Dockyard near Yangon with the help of technical assistance and equipment provided by Singapore-based companies. Launched in late November 2015, Inlay was commissioned in December 2017. Subsequently, Inma was commissioned in December 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.asiapacificdefensejournal.com/2021/12/myanmar-commissions-type-035-submarine.html |title=Myanmar commissions Type 035 submarine, second Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel |date=2021-12-27 |access-date=2023-05-20}}

Design

The OPV is approximately {{convert|81|m|ftin}} long with a beam of about {{convert|12.5|m|ftin}} and is understood to displace at least 1,500 tons. It is powered by two diesel engines driving two propellers. The OPV is capable of operating a helicopter from its approximately {{convert|17.5|m|adj=on}}-long flight deck and has a single hangar. A stern ramp is fitted for a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.{{cn|date=March 2022}} The armament comprises manually operated {{convert|57|mm|in|adj=on}} twin guns in Type 66 or 76 gun mount on the forecastle as well as two manually-operated heavy machine guns atop the hangar deck. Sensors include two Furuno navigation radars.

The Inlay will supplement the two remaining Danish-built Osprey-class OPVs in service.{{cn|date=March 2022}}

Ships of the class

class="wikitable"
Name

!Pennant

!Builder

!Launched

!Commissioned

!Homeport

Yangon

|UMS Inlay

54Myanmar Naval DockyardNovember 201524 December 2017Thilawa Navy Shipyard
UMS Inma53Myanmar Naval Dockyard201924 December 2021Thilawa Navy Shipyard

See also

  • {{annotated link|Aung Zeya-class frigate}}
  • {{annotated link|Kyan Sittha-class frigate}}
  • {{annotated link|Anawrahta-class corvette}}
  • {{annotated link|UMS Moattama}}
  • {{annotated link|5-Series-class fast attack craft}}

References

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Category:Patrol vessels of Myanmar

Category:Ship classes built by Myanmar Navy