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MYANMAR NAVY (MYANMAR)

COASTAL FORCES

ML1272 motor launches (1943-1945/1945-1946)

ML1272 1955

Names

ML1205, 1206

ML1272

ML1286

ML1298, 1299

ML1304

ML1306

ML1368

ML1374

ML1424

ML1456

ML1462, 1463

ML1467

ML1477, 1478

ML1486

ML1488

Builders

Truscott, St. Joseph, USA: ML1205, 1206

Hillyard, Littlehampton, UK: ML1272

Thornycroft, Hampton, UK: ML1286

McGruer, Clynder, UK: ML1298, 1299, 1462, 1463

Woods, Potter Heigham, UK: ML1304, 1306

Newman, Hamworthy, UK: ML1368

Moody, Swanwick Shore, UK: ML1374, 1488

Mohatta, Karachi, India: ML1424

Blackmore, Bideford, UK: ML1456, 1486

Berthon Boat, Lymington, UK: ML1467

McLean, Renfrew, UK: ML1477, 1478

Completed

1943 // 1945: ML1272, 1299, 1304, 1306

1944 // 1945: ML1456, 1462, 1463, 1467, 1477, 1478, 1486, 1488

1943 // 1946: ML1286, 1298, 1368, 1374

1944 // 1946: ML1205

1945 // 1946: ML1206, 1424

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 1950s: MGB1205, 1206, 1286, 1298, 1374, 1424, 1463, 1488

1957: ML1299, 1368, 1467, 1477, 1486

1958-1959: ML1272, 1304, 1306, 1456, 1462, 1478

Displacement standard, t

44 - 46

Displacement full, t

52 - 54

Length, m

22.0

Breadth, m

4.83

Draught, m

1.40 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

ML1272, 1304, 1306, 1368, 1374, 1456, 1467, 1486, 1488: 2 Gardner diesels

ML1205, 1206, 1298, 1299, 1462, 1463, 1477, 1478: 2 Glennifer diesels

ML1424 - 1429, 1469 - 1471, 1479, 1480: 2 Thornycroft diesels

Power, h. p.

ML1272, 1304, 1306, 1368, 1374, 1456, 1467, 1486, 1488: 300

ML1205, 1206, 1298, 1299, 1462, 1463, 1477, 1478: 320

ML1424 - 1429, 1469 - 1471, 1479, 1480: 260

Max speed, kts

ML1272, 1304, 1306, 1368, 1374, 1456, 1467, 1486, 1488: 11.8

ML1205, 1206, 1298, 1299, 1462, 1463, 1477, 1478: 11.5

ML1424 - 1429, 1469 - 1471, 1479, 1480: 11

Fuel, t

diesel oil 7500 l

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 8 DC

Electronic equipment type 291 radar, type 134 sonar

Complement

10

Project history: Former RN HDML type patrol launches.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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