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Myanmar Navy
Myanmar Navy
Naval Staff 19,000 Headquarters Naval headquarters (Naypyidaw) Strategic Naval Command (Yangon) Naval Training Command (Seikkyi) Irrawaddy Regional Command (Yangon) Danyawaddy Regional Command (Kyaukpyu) Panmawaddy Regional Command (Hainggyi Island) Mawyawaddy Regional Command (Mawlamyaing) Tanintharyi Regional Command (Mergui) History Military history of Myanmar Armed Forces Day: 27 March Personnel Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces - Vice Senior General Min Aung Hlaing Minister of Defense - Lieutenant General Wai Lwin Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Navy - Major General Thura Thet Swe Officer rank insignia
The
Myanmar Navy (Burmese: (); Burmese pronunciation:[tamd j]) is the naval branch of the armed forces of Myanmar with 19,000 men and women. The Myanmar Navy currently operates more than 122 vessels. Before 1988, the Myanmar Navy was small and its role in the many counterinsurgency operations was much less conspicuous than those of the army and air force. Yet the navy has always been, and remains, an important factor in Myanmar's security and it was dramatically expanded in recent years to a provide blue water capability and external threat defence role in Myanmar's territorial waters.
Naval Ensign
History
Myanmar Navy
Pre-independence
The naval arm of the Royal Armed Forces consisted mainly of river-faring war boats. Its primary missions were to control the Irrawaddy, and to protect the ships carrying the army to the front. The major war boats carried up to 30 musketeers and were armed with 6- or 12-pounder cannon.[1] By the mid-18th century, the navy had acquired a few seafaring ships, manned by European and foreign sailors, that were used to transport the troops in Siamese and Arakanese campaigns. Note that the Arakanese and the Mon, from the maritime regions, maintained more seaworthy flotillas than inland riverborne "navy" of A Burmese war boat, in 1795 the Royal Burmese Army. The Arakanese in particular fielded a formidable seagoing navy that terrorized the coasts of Bay of Bengal during the 15th and 17th centuries.
Burma Independence
In December 1947, the Union of Burma Navy was formed with 700 men. The fleet initially consisted of a small but diverse collection of ships transferred from the Royal Navy under the arrangements made for Burma's independence in January 1948. It included UBS Mayu, ex-Royal Navy River class frigate and four Landing Craft Gun (Medium). Armed with two 25-pounder (88mm) guns and two 2-pounder (44mm) guns, these landing craft were used as support gunboats.[2]
1950s
In 1950 and 1951, the United States provided 10 coast guard cutters (CGC) under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). The Myanmar Navy played an important part in the government's fight against the ethnic and ideological insurgent groups which threatened the Union Government in its early days. The Myanmar Navy performed both defensive and offensive roles, protecting convoys, carrying supplies, ferrying troops and giving much-needed fire support. It was instrumental in relieving the port city of Moulmein, which was captured by Karen insurgents in 1948, and the Irrawaddy Delta town of Bassein. Although one armed patrol boat defected to the Karen insurgents, throughout the turbulent years of post independence in Myanmar, the navy was largely unopposed and managed to maintain control over Myanmar's crucial inland waterways.[3] In 1956 and 1957, Myanmar government acquired five 50-long-ton (51t) Saunders-Roe Dark class convertible motor torpedo/motor gunboats,[4] followed by an 1,040-long-ton (1,060t) Algerine class minesweeper in 1958 from
Myanmar Navy the United Kingdom.[5] In the late 1950s and early 1960s, United States sold Myanmar Navy six PGM type coastal patrol crafts and seven CGC type patrol boats.[6] In the mid 1960s, Myanmar Navy took delivery of ex-US Navy 640-long-ton (650t) PCE-827 class[7] corvette and a 650-long-ton (660t) Admirable class minesweeper, both of which were commissioned in the mid 1940s. In 1978, United States provided Myanmar Navy with six small river patrol crafts.[8] In 1958, Myanmar Navy took delivery of 10 Y-301 class river gunboats from Yugoslavia, followed by 25 smaller Michao class patrol crafts.
1960s
Efforts were made to produce locally made Naval vessels with assistance from Yugoslavia. In 1960, Myanmar Navy commissioned two 400-long-ton (410t) Nawarat Class corvettes. Their armaments include 25-pounder field gun and 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft gun.[9] Myanmar shipyards also built the navy a number of smaller patrol crafts and a number of landing crafts. Landing crafts and auxiliary ships are usually armed with Oerlikon 20mm cannons, 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft guns and Heavy machine guns.[10]
1970s
Although the Myanmar Navy expanded rapidly during 1950s and 1960s, however, the navy was unable to keep pace with loss or deterioration of older vassels in 1970s until naval replacement program was initiated by BSPP Government in 1979. In 1980, the Myanmar Navy acquired six Carpentaria class inshore patrol boats from Australia followed by three 128-ton Swift type coastal patrol boats from Singapore and three 385-ton Ospery class offshore patrol vessels built in Denmark. The Ospery and Swift class boats have a range of 4500 and 1800 miles (7,200 and 2,900 km) respectively and were armed with Oerlikon 20 mm cannons and 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft guns. In the early years of 1980s, Myanmar shipyards built three 128-ton PGM type patrol boats based upon US PGM Class patrol boats. Each boat was armed with two 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft guns and two 12.7mm Heavy machine guns.
1990s
The Myanmar Navy bought 6 Missile Escort Boats & 10 Submarine Chaser from China. Since 1998, the navy has built two77m Corvettes (771 and 772) and four FACs (551-564).
Myanmar Navy
Attacks on civilians
Attacks on Bangladeshi Fishermen
On October 7, 1998 between three and five Bangladeshi fishermen were killed by Burmese Navy forces just off the coast of St. Martin's Island.[14]
Adm Nyan Tun took an official visit to Bangladesh from 12 to 15 Dec 2011 on invitation from Bangladesh Naval Chief Vice Adm Zahiruddin Ahmed. He visited Naval Headquarters and Chittagong Naval Area. He called on President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The visit will open an avenue to greater maritime cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
Myanmar Navy
Commanding Officer
Irrawaddy Naval Region Command Comodore Maung Oo Lwin Danyawaddy Regional Command Panmawaddy Regional Command Mawyawaddy Regional Command Tanintharyi Regional Command Comodore Htay Naing Comodore Maung Oo Lwin Captain Nay Win Captain Ye Min Oo
Organization
Administrative and Support Units
Naval headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Naypyidaw) Strategic Naval Command (headquarters in Naypyidaw) Naval Training Command (Seikkyi) Naval Shipyard Headquarters (Yangon) Central Naval Hydrographic Depot (Yangon) Central Naval Diving and Salvage Depot (Yangon) Central Naval Engineering Depot (botataung,Yangon) Central Naval Stores Depot (Yangon) Central Naval Communications Depot (Yangon) Central Naval Armaments Deport (Seikkyi)
Myanmar Navy Sakanthit Naval Base Lambi Naval Base Pearl Island Naval Base Zadetkale Naval Base (Radar Unit)
Naval Infantry
The Myanmar Navy formed a naval infantry battalion of 800 men in 1964, and a second battalion in 1967. Third and fourth battalions may have also been raised. They battalions traditionally are deployed mainly in the Arakan, Tenasserim and Irrawaddy delta coastal regions primarily to assist in the army's counter-insurgency operations.
Ships
Frigate
Class Builder Serial Number Year Entered Service 2008 2012 Armament Note
8 x Kh-35E anti-ship missiles 1 Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Canons 4 x AK-630 6-barrel 30mm CIWS guns Triple 324mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes Rocket Launchers, possibly ASW rockets or decoy rockets 8 x C-802A anti ship Missile 2 x Type 81 (RBU-1200) 5-tube ASW RL (30 rockets), or 2 x Type 3200 6-tube ASW RL (36 rockets) 2 x Type 62 5-tube A/S mortar launchers 2 x depth charge (DC) racks & projector 4 x dual 37mm AA guns 2 x 100mm gun
Hudong Shipyard F21 - Mahar (People's Republic Bandula of China) F23 - Mahar Thiha Thura
2012
Corvette
Class Anawratha Class Builder Naval Dockyard (Myanmar) Serial Number 771 - UMS Anawratha 772 - UMS Bayinnaung Year Entered Service 19962007
[17]
Armament 1 Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Canons 2 Type 58/ZPU 2 Anti-aircraft Gun 1 Type 69/AK-230 twin-barrel 30mm CIWS gun 4 C-802 Surface-to-Surface Missile 2 RBU-1200 or Type 81 ASW rocket launchers 1 helipad
Note
Myanmar Navy
Stealth Ship
Class Stealth ship Builder Naval Dockyard (Myanmar) Serial Number 491
[18]
Note
Mine Sweeper
Class Creddok(AM-356) Builder Serial Number 42 - Yan Gyi Aung Year Entered Service 1967 Armament 1x76mm Cannon 2x 40mm Bofer Anti Aircraft Gun 4xAuliGun Hedgehog Anti Submarine Destroyer Note
Ex US [20] Navy
Serial Number
Armament
Note
Hainan
442-Yan Htet 1991,1993 Aung 443-Yan Nyein Aung 444-Yan Khwinn Aung 445-Yan Min Aung 446-Yan Ye Aung 447-Yan Pang Aung 448-Yan Win Aung 449-Yan Aye Aung 450-Yan Zwe Aung
2 Type 66 - 57mm twin guns 2 Type 87 - 25 mm [22] twin guns 2 Type 69 14.5mm twin Anti-Aircraft Guns RBU
441, Yan Sit Aung was sunk by cyclone [23] Nargis 1991, Six Crafts and 1993, four crafts
Myanmar Navy
Class
[24]
Serial Number
Armament 4 C-802 Surface-to-Surface Missile 2 30 mm AK 230 2 Type 69 14.5mm twin Anti-Aircraft Guns
Note
Houxin class
471 - MaGa 1995,1996,1997 472 SaitTra 473 - DuWa 474 ZeyHta 475 HanTha 476 BanDa 556 557 558 559 560 2004
1996
Myanmar Navy
PB-90
[20][21][26]
Yugoslavia
1990
PGM 43 class
[20][21][26]
Marinette Marine, Wisconsin; last two 401 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, 402 WI, United States 403 404 405 406
19591961
Patrol Craft
Class Builder Australia Serial Number 112 113 114 115 116 [20] 117 Year Entered Service 19781980 Armament MK10 AA, radar, 20mm 70cal Note
Survey ship
[20][21]
Myanmar Navy
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Builder Watenabe Zosen K.K., Hakata, Japan Japan Shimoda Dockyard, Shimoda, Japan Japan
Germany
Serial Number 608 609 class 601 Pyi Daw Aye (1) 602 Pyi Daw Aye (2) Ayidawaya
[20][21][26]
coastal logistics [20][21][26] ship coastal logistics [20][21][26] ship coastal logistics [20][21][26] ship coastal transport
[20][21][26]
Japan
2002
None
1991
None
1990
AA Gun
Yadanabon
[20][21][26]
Myanmar
1990
1984 19631968
Serial Number Year Entered Service Armament Note 709 710 1611 1967 2005
[20]
Myanmar Navy
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Class
Builder
Armament
Note
PBR class
States
United [20]
1 twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7mm) machine guns (forward in a rotating tub) 1 single M2HB (rear) 1 or 2 M60 7.62mm machine gun(s) (side-mounted) 1 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher Machine Gun, OA
[20]
Doone Htay,
501 510 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 Y311
1970
Sinmalaik, Burma
1967
2x40mm Bofor, 2X20mm OA Y-312 was reported sunk by cyclone [23] Nargis ) 2x40mm Bofor
301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310
19571960
Myanmar Navy
12
[20]
Michao Class
Yugoslavia
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 217 218 219 220
19631968
2x20mm OA
PCE Class
[21]
Naval Dockyard,
1989
References
[1] Lieberman, pp. 164167 [2] p.28, Janes Fighting Ships 1963-64 [3] Hugh Tinker, Union of Burma, p.325 [4] British Military Powerboat Trust (http:/ / www. bmpt. org. uk/ boat histories/ Dark Class/ index. htm) [5] Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-1964 p.28 [6] Jane's Fighting Ships 1982-83 p.60 [7] http:/ / www. navsource. org/ archives/ 12/ 120282701. jpg [8] Jane's Fighting Ships 1997-1998 p.79 [9] Janes Fighting Ships 1997-98 p.79 [10] Janes Fighting Ships 1997-98 p.82 [11] http:/ / www. irrawaddy. org/ article. php?art_id=11980 [12] http:/ / dannai. civiblog. org/ [13] http:/ / dannai. civiblog. org/ blog/ _archives/ 2008/ 10/ 16/ 3932867. html [14] http:/ / www. burmalibrary. org/ reg. burma/ archives/ 199810/ msg00195. html, REUTERS: MYANMAR GUARDS KILL TWO BANGLADESHIS, 8 October 1998 [15] http:/ / www. theaustralian. com. au/ news/ defector-tells-of-burmese-atrocity/ story-e6frg6t6-1111116576033, Defector tells of Burmese atrocity , The Australian, June 09, 2008 [16] http:/ / www. militaryphotos. net/ forums/ showthread. php?200102-Myanmar-Armed-Forces-(Pics-amp-Videos)& p=5904657& viewfull=1#post5904657 [17] AMR NAVAL DIRECTORY 2011 [18] http:/ / mmmilitary. blogspot. com [19] http:/ / www. facebook. com/ photo. php?fbid=478244362217724& set=pb. 438995926142568. -2207520000. 1356654312& type=3& theater [20] Maung Aung Myoe, Building the Tamadaw [21] mmmilitary.blogspot.com/
Myanmar Navy
[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] http:/ / www. sinodefence. com/ army/ antiaircraft/ type87towed25mm. asp Burmese Navy Decimated in Cyclone (http:/ / www. irrawaddy. org/ article. php?art_id=11980) http:/ / mmmilitary. blogspot. com/ mmmilitary.blogspot.com The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships By Eric Wertheim bangladeshdefence1945.blogspot.com/2010/11/ships-of-myanmar-navy_22.html
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External links
The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships By Eric Wertheim http://mmmilitary.blogspot.com/ http://networkbase.info/pageMyanmar_Navy.html
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