Mayu 1970
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Fal, 1.1948- မူး [Mayu] (ex-Fal) | K266, 1950- F266 | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 5/1942 | 9.11.1942 | 7.1943 // 25.5.1947 | stricken 9.1979 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1460 |
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Displacement full, t |
2170 |
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Length, m |
86.3 pp 91.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
3.70 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
5500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 646 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk XXIII, 6 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (150) |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 271 or type 272, type 291 or type 277 radars, type 144 sonar |
|
Complement |
140 |
Project history: RN 'River' class frigate acquired by Burma Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 25.5.1947. She became a flagship of independent Burmese Navy 4.1.1948 and 29.8.1948 was permanently transferred to Burma.
Modernizations: late 1950s: - 1 x 1 - 102/40, 2 x 1 - 40/60, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR, type 144 sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Mayu
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