Aung Zeya-class frigate

Aung Zeya class frigate is a class of frigates 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 Myanmar Navy.[6][7]

UMS Aung Zeya (F-11)
Class overview
Builders:	Myanmar Naval Dockyard
Operators:	Myanmar Navy
Preceded by:	UBS Mayu
Succeeded by:	UMS Kyan Sittha
Cost:	US$ 200 M
Built:	2008
In commission:	2010
Completed:	1
Active:	UMS Aung Zeya
General characteristics
Type:	Guided Missile Frigate
Displacement:	2,500 ton (estimated)
Length:	108 m (354 ft)
Propulsion:	CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed:	30 kn (56 km/h) estimated
Range:	3,800 mi (6,100 km) estimated
Sensors and processing systems:	BEL RAWL-02 Mk II L-band 2D search radar[1] 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
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system
Armament:	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Canons 4 × AK-630 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns[2] 2 x 14.5 mm Gantling Guns[3] 8 × Kumsong-3 anti-ship missiles[4] 6 × SA-N-5 surface to air missiles(reloadable) 2 x Tripletubes torpedo launcher for 324 mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes 2 x Large Depth Charge(LDC) throwers 2 x RBU-1200Anti-submarine rocket launchers(total of 36 rockets in storage)[5] 2 x M2 Browning Heavy Machine Guns
Aircraft carried:	1
Aviation facilities:	helicopter deck (no hangar)

As of 2014, the lead ship (F-11) is the only ship in this class.

See also

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

References

1. "India's BEL signs sensor deal with Myanmar Navy:IHS janes".
2. Superboy. "Myanmar Navy(Ship Bucket)".
3. Superboy. "Myanmar Navy(Ship Bucket)".
4. Ankit Panda(The Diplomat). "North Korea's New KN19 Coastal Defense Cruise Missile: More Than Meets the Eye".
5. Superboy. "Myanmar Navy(Ship Bucket)".
6. "Indian sonars to power foreign navies - The Financial Express". The Financial Express. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
7. "Myanmar commissions second frigate with reduced RCS, hospital ship".

Bibliography

• Adam Baddeley, ed. (May 2011). "Asian Military Review". 19 (2). Hong Kong: Media TransAsia Ltd.: 26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Myoe, Aung (2011). In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar's China Policy Since 1948. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 150. ISBN 9789814345170.
• McGoldrick, James; MacCaffrie, Jack (2012). Navies of South-East Asia: A Comparative Study. Routledge. p. 38. ISBN 9780415809429.