The indigenously designed and built vessel, with a pennant number of T201, was launched and commissioned at the Rangoon Navy Dockyards on 8 May, according to local press reports. The navy plans to build six indigenous frigates; combining , , Chinese, and Western weapons systems. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Myanmar shipyards also built a number of smaller patrol craft and a number of landing craft. In 1958, Myanmar's Navy took delivery of 10 Y-301-class river gunboats from , followed by 25 smaller Michao-class patrol craft. Armed with two 25-pounder 88 mm guns and two 2-pounder 44 mm guns, these landing craft were used as support gunboats.
The submarine will be used by the Myanmar Navy for training purposes. Third and fourth battalions may have also been raised. The procurement of Indian submarine is said to be India's to counter Chinese military influence in the. A Myanmar war boat in 1795 The naval arm of the consisted mainly of shallow draft river boats. Archived from on 30 November 2017. The annual manoeuvres usually involve live-fire exercises by several of the Myanmar Navy's strategic vessels.
In 1960, the Myanmar Navy commissioned two 400-long-ton 410 t Nawarat-class corvettes. Many Myanmar naval engineers underwent shipbuilding training in China and Russia. Archived from on 15 March 2018. Since 1998, the navy has built two 77 m 252 ft 7 in 771 and 772 and four 551-554. To promote goodwill between navies, the Myanmar Navy played host to many Navies from the region such as , and. Moe Aung Insignia Ensign Naval ensign 1948β1974 The Myanmar Navy : αααΊααα±α¬αΊ αα± ; Burmese pronunciation: is the naval branch of the with 19,000 men and women. Myanmar acquired and from China for its newly built frigates and.
The major war boats carried up to 30 musketeers and were armed with 6- or 12-pounder cannon. The Myanmar Navy currently operates more than 125 vessels. Archived from on 30 July 2014. The first indigenous frigate, the entered service in 2011 and took part in a joint exercise with ships off in early 2013. The Ospery and Swift-class boats have a range of 4,500 and 1,800 miles 7,200 and 2,900 km , respectively, and were armed with and. A second ship, entered service in 2012 and is the navy's first. 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.
It included the , an ex-Royal Navy , and four Landing Craft Gun Medium. When it comes to international navy exercise, Myanmar Navy participated in Indian and Myanmar Navy Exercise 2018, which was held in the Bay of Bengal. The selection process and training curriculum is claimed be similar to. Landing craft and auxiliary ships are usually armed with , and. Archived from on 13 May 2008.
Myanmar Navy Shipyard which was acquired from China in the late 1990s is one of the most modern shipyards in the region. Each boat was armed with two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and two 12. . Archived from on 23 October 2014. It was instrumental in relieving the port city of , which was captured by Karen insurgents in 1948, and the town of. Yet the navy has always been, and remains, an important factor in Myanmar's security and it was dramatically expanded in recent years to an external threat defence role in Myanmar's territorial waters.
With an aluminium body and a length of 70 ft 21 m , the new torpedo boat has low observable radar characteristics, a maximum speed of 35 kt, and is reportedly armed with up to eight Russian- or Chinese-manufactured torpedoes. 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. This section needs additional citations for. The Myanmar Navy performed both defensive and offensive roles, protecting convoys, carrying supplies, ferrying troops and giving much-needed fire support. These two ships were upgraded extensively.
In 2012, the navy took delivery of two from. Likewise, Myanmar naval vessels have made their historic diplomatic visit to a number of countries in the region including , and. The Network for Democracy and Development in Thailand reported that 30 officers and 250 Burmese naval personnel were declared missing, while 25 vessels were destroyed by the cyclone in three naval regional command centres: Panmawaddy Regional Command on Hainggyi Island; Irrawaddy Regional Command; and Danyawaddy Regional Command in Sittwe in Arakan State. The Myanmar Navy has held its annual 'Sea Shield' combined fleet exercise in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea since 2014. In 2017, Myanmar's Deputy Defence Minister announced the Myanmar Navy's ambition to acquire a submarine.