History | |
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India | |
Name | INS Sindhuvir (S58) |
Builder | Rubin Design Bureau and refitted by Hindustan Shipyard |
Launched | 13 September 1987 |
Commissioned | 26 August 1988 |
Decommissioned | 2020 |
Fate | Transferred to Myanmar, 2020 |
Myanmar | |
Name | UMS Minye Theinkhathu |
Namesake | Mingyi Swe |
Acquired | 2020 |
Commissioned | 24 December 2020 |
Status | in active service |
Service record | |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sindhughosh-class submarine ( Kilo Project-877EKM variant) |
Displacement |
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Length | 72.6 m (238 ft) |
Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
Draught | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
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Speed | |
Range |
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Endurance | Up to 45 days with a crew of 52 |
Test depth |
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Complement | 52 (incl. 13 Officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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UMS Minye Theinkhathu (71) ( Burmese: မင်းရဲသိင်္ခသူ; [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ θèiɴgəðù]) is a Sindhughosh ( Kilo)-class submarine owned by the Myanmar Navy. It is the first of two submarines procured by the country's navy, followed by the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin. [3] Before being acquired by Myanmar, it served in the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir (S58) (Brave at the Sea). [4] [5]
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Beginning in the 1980s and ending in 2000, the Indian Navy acquired ten Kilo-class submarines from the Soviet Union and its successor state Russia. Within India, they are known as the Sindhughosh class. [6]
Myanmar acquired Sindhuvir in 2020. [7] [8] [9] The ship was refitted by Hindustan Shipyard before the handover. [10] [7]
The submarine was first seen publicly as a Myanmar Navy ship, as UMS Minye Theinkhathu, on 15 October 2020 as part of a naval fleet exercise (‘Bandoola 2020’). [9] The submarine was formally commissioned along with other six new ships at the 73rd Navy Day ceremony on 24 December 2020. [11] [12] The ceremony was attended by the Indian and Russian ambassadors to Myanmar, which the military intelligence company Jane's believes could indicate Russian involvement in the submarine's transfer to Myanmar. [12]
It appears to be named after Minye Theinkhathu of Toungoo (Taungoo), who was the father of King Bayinnaung and served as viceroy of Toungoo from 1540 to 1549.[ citation needed]
The Minye Theinkhathu was in naval exercises alongside the Minye Kyaw Htin on July 6, 2022 in the Bay of Bengal. [13]
History | |
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India | |
Name | INS Sindhuvir (S58) |
Builder | Rubin Design Bureau and refitted by Hindustan Shipyard |
Launched | 13 September 1987 |
Commissioned | 26 August 1988 |
Decommissioned | 2020 |
Fate | Transferred to Myanmar, 2020 |
Myanmar | |
Name | UMS Minye Theinkhathu |
Namesake | Mingyi Swe |
Acquired | 2020 |
Commissioned | 24 December 2020 |
Status | in active service |
Service record | |
Part of: |
|
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sindhughosh-class submarine ( Kilo Project-877EKM variant) |
Displacement |
|
Length | 72.6 m (238 ft) |
Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
Draught | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | |
Range |
|
Endurance | Up to 45 days with a crew of 52 |
Test depth |
|
Complement | 52 (incl. 13 Officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
Armament |
|
UMS Minye Theinkhathu (71) ( Burmese: မင်းရဲသိင်္ခသူ; [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ θèiɴgəðù]) is a Sindhughosh ( Kilo)-class submarine owned by the Myanmar Navy. It is the first of two submarines procured by the country's navy, followed by the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin. [3] Before being acquired by Myanmar, it served in the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir (S58) (Brave at the Sea). [4] [5]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (March 2021) |
Beginning in the 1980s and ending in 2000, the Indian Navy acquired ten Kilo-class submarines from the Soviet Union and its successor state Russia. Within India, they are known as the Sindhughosh class. [6]
Myanmar acquired Sindhuvir in 2020. [7] [8] [9] The ship was refitted by Hindustan Shipyard before the handover. [10] [7]
The submarine was first seen publicly as a Myanmar Navy ship, as UMS Minye Theinkhathu, on 15 October 2020 as part of a naval fleet exercise (‘Bandoola 2020’). [9] The submarine was formally commissioned along with other six new ships at the 73rd Navy Day ceremony on 24 December 2020. [11] [12] The ceremony was attended by the Indian and Russian ambassadors to Myanmar, which the military intelligence company Jane's believes could indicate Russian involvement in the submarine's transfer to Myanmar. [12]
It appears to be named after Minye Theinkhathu of Toungoo (Taungoo), who was the father of King Bayinnaung and served as viceroy of Toungoo from 1540 to 1549.[ citation needed]
The Minye Theinkhathu was in naval exercises alongside the Minye Kyaw Htin on July 6, 2022 in the Bay of Bengal. [13]