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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

YAN MYO AUNG ocean minesweeper (1945/1958)

Yan Myo Aung 1965

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
ရန်မျိုးအောင် [Yan Myo Aung] (ex-Mariner) M380   Port Arthur, Canada 8/1943 9.5.1945 5.1945 // 18.4.1958 stricken 1982

 

Displacement standard, t

1040

Displacement full, t

1335

Length, m

68.6 pp 71.6 oa

Breadth, m

10.8

Draught, m

3.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Power, h. p.

2000

Max speed, kts

16.5

Fuel, t

oil 230

Endurance, nm(kts)

4000(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk 2, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear, 16 mines

Electronic equipment Decca 202 radar, Type 144 sonar

Complement

85 - 138

Project history: Former British Algerine class minesweeper, used mainly as patrol but fitted for minesweeping and minelaying.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Yan Myo Aung 1964

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