Nawarat-class corvette

The Nawarat-class corvette (also N-class corvette) is a class of corvettes which was operated by the Myanmar Navy. The lead ship of the class is UMS Nawarat (501) and it was commissioned in October 1960. The second ship, UMS Nagakyay (502) was commissioned in December 1961. Both of them are built at the Dawbon Government Shipyard, Yangon, with Yugoslavian assistance.

Class overview
NameNawarat class
BuildersDawbon Government Dockyard, Yangon[1]
Operators Myanmar Navy
Succeeded byAnawrahta-class corvette
Built1960 - 1961
In commissionOctober 1960 - 1990
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeCorvette, River gunboat
Displacement410ton
Length50 m (160 ft)
Propulsion2 × Paxman Ricardo Turbo Charge Diesel Engines
SpeedBetween 12 kn (22 km/h) and 14 kn (26 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems		2 × navigation radars
Armament
NotesUMS Nawarat (501) is the first indigenous corvette of Myanmar Navy

In spite of their size, both ships were used primarily for river patrols and rarely ventured out to sea. They were each armed with one ex-Army 25-pounder field gun and a Bofors 40 mm gun purchased from Sweden and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannons which were fitted on each side of the ship.[2][3][4]

Ships of the class
Name[5] Pennant Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Homeport
Nawarat 501 Dawbon Government Dockyard 26 March 1960 October 1960[6] 1990
Nagakyay 502 Dawbon Government Dockyard 3 December 1960 December 1961[7] 1990

References
  1. Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. p. 118-122. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
  2. Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. p. 118-122. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
  3. Selth, Andrew (1996). "Transforming the Tatmadaw ; The Burmese armed forces since 1988" (PDF). Australian National University,Strategic and Defence Studies Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Selth, Andrew (2016). "Strong,Fully Efficience And Modern: Myanmar's New Look Armed Forces" (PDF). Regional Outlook Paper. Griffith Asia Institute. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. p. 118-122. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
  6. Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. p. 118-122. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
  7. Maung, Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. p. 118-122. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
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