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UMS Moattama (1501) also UMS Mottama (Burmese: မုတ္တမ) is the first landing platform dock (LPD) and current flagship of the Myanmar Navy.Like other LPDs, Moattama is designed for amphibious operations, transportation of personnel as well as disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.
UBS Mayu was the first flagship of the Burmese Navy.She was commissioned on 25 May 1947 and saw 32 years of active service during which she participated in many counter-insurgency campaigns, safeguarding Myanmar's territorial waters, and also served as a training ship for the officers and ratings of Myanmar (Burma) Navy.
Myanmar acquired surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles from China for its newly built frigates and OPVs. Myanmar Navy Shipyard built with Chinese assistance in the late 1990s is one of the most modern shipyards in the region. Many Burmese naval engineers underwent shipbuilding training in China and Russia.
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.
Three Chinese navy ships have arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit as part of renewed Chinese defence engagement amid Chinese concern about a surge of fighting between Myanmar junta forces and ...
It was captured by the Myanmar Navy in 1974 and is used as an ocean survey ship. Survey ship [18] Myanmar: 807 1962 2 × 20 mm machine gun; Carpenteria class [18] Australia: 115 2013 2 × 40 mm naval gun; 2 × 20 mm machine gun; At first, it was used as coastal patrol craft. In 2013, it was fitted with survey equipment and changed into a ...
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).
The submarine was first seen publicly as a Myanmar Navy ship, as UMS Minye Theinkhathu, on 15 October 2020 as part of a naval fleet exercise (‘Bandoola 2020’). [9] The submarine was formally commissioned along with other six new ships at the 73rd Navy Day ceremony on 24 December 2020.