Anawrahta-class corvette

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. The lead ship of the class is named after King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire of Myanmar (Burma).[12][13]

Class overview
Builders:	Myanmar Naval Dockyard
Operators:	Myanmar Navy
Preceded by:	Nawarat-class corvette (1960)
Built:	1996–2016
In commission:	2001–2016
Planned:	3
Completed:	3
Active:	UMS Anawrahta (771) UMS Bayinnaung (772) UMS Tabinshwehti (773)
General characteristics
Type:	Light Frigate(Guided-Missile Corvette)
Displacement:	1,105 ton
Length:	77 m (253 ft)
Speed:	26 knots
Sensors and processing systems:	UMS Anawrahta (771) & UMS Bayinnaung (772) 1 x Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) 1 x Unknown Surveillance Radar 2 x Furuno Navigation Radars UMS Tabinshwehti (773) 1 x BEL RAWL-02 Mk II L-band 2D search radar (222.2km)[1] 1 x Chinese Type 362 missile-targeting radar (120km) [2] [3] [4] 1 x Type 347G fire control raders 2 x Furuno Navigation Radars 1 x Unknown Sensor 1 x BEL HMS-X hull-mounted sonar[5]
Electronic warfare & decoys:	UMS Anawrahta (771) & UMS Bayinnaung (772) 2 x Mirage NRJ-5 Electronic Countmeasure Syatem (Fitted in 2014) 2 x Dagaie missile decoy launcher(Fitted in 2014) UMS Tabinshwehti (773) 2 x Mirage NRJ-5 Electronic Countmeasure Syatem 2 x Dagaie missile decoy launcher 4 x Unknown Decoy Launcher (Chaff and Flare)
Armament:	UMS Anawrahta (771) & UMS Bayinnaung (772) 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Canons[6] 1 × Type 69/AK-230 twin-barrel 30 mm CIWS gun 2 × Type 58/ZPU 2 Anti-aircraft Gun 6 × SA-N-5 SAM (reloadable) 4 × C-802 anti-ship missiles[6] 2 × RBU-1200 or Type 81 ASW rocket launchers 2 x Large Depth Charge (LDC) throwers 2 x QJG-02G 14.5 mm AA guns UMS Tabinshwehti (773) 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Canons(fitted in the stealth copula) [7] [8] [9] 2 x NG-18 30 mm CIWS[6] 2 x 14.5 mm Gantling Guns 4 × C-802 anti-ship missiles[10] 6 × SA-N-5 SAM (reloadable)[11] 2 x tripletubes torpedo launchers for Shyena Torpedoes 2 × RBU-1200 or Type 81 ASW rocket launchers 2 x Large Depth Charge (LDC) throwers 2 x M2 Browning Heavy Machine Guns
Aircraft carried:	1 x Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAV 1 x Mil Mi-2 Helicopter
Aviation facilities:	771 and 772 each have a helicopter decks but without any hangars. 773 comes with a helicopter deck and a hanger.

The second ship, 772, named after King Bayinnaung, was commissioned in 2003.[14] The Myanmar Navy launched another stealth corvette UMS Tabinshwehti (773) in November 2014.[15][note 1]

Ships of the class

Photo	Name	Pennant	Builder	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Homeport
	Anawrahta	771	Myanmar Naval Dockyard	2001
	Bayint Naung	772	Myanmar Naval Dockyard	2003
	Tabinshwehti	773	Myanmar Naval Dockyard	24 December 2016

See also

• Kilo-class submarine
• Makassar-class landing platform dock
• UBS Mayu
• Aung Zeya-class frigate
• Kyan Sittha-class frigate
• UMS Moattama
• Inlay-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
• 5-Series class : Fast Attack Craft

Notes

1. The 773 is treated as a separate class, as it has stealth shaping and helicopter hangar.

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20151231201354/https://www.janes.com/article/56887/myanmar-commissions-second-frigate-with-reduced-rcs-hospital-ship
2. Thai Military And Asian Region. "myanmar navy commissions first stealth corvette".
3. "Myanmar launches third Anawrahta-class missile corvette". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04.
4. "Myanmar Navy Launches Stealth Corvette 773 ~ Bangladesh Defence".
5. "India's BEL to begin installation of HMS-X sonars on Myanmar frigates". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
6. "SIPRI Trade Register". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
7. Thai Military And Asian Region. "myanmar navy commissions first stealth corvette".
8. "Myanmar launches third Anawrahta-class missile corvette". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04.
9. "Myanmar Navy Launches Stealth Corvette 773 ~ Bangladesh Defence".
10. Thai Military And Asian Region. "myanmar navy commissions first stealth corvette".
11. Thai Military And Asian Region. "myanmar navy commissions first stealth corvette".
12. "Myanmar launches third Anawrahta-class missile corvette". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04.
13. "Myanmar Navy Launches Stealth Corvette 773 ~ Bangladesh Defence".
14. John Pike. "PCG Anawrahta".
15. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230145305/https://www.janes.com/article/66579/myanmar-navy-commissions-first-corvette-with-reduced-rcs