by Haijun watcher » Sun Jan 02, 2022 8:59 am
The Ming is a Chinese-licensed version of the Soviet-era Romeo class:
Defense News
China transfers secondhand submarine to Myanmar
By Mike Yeo
Dec 30, 2021
MELBOURNE, Australia � China has transferred a former People�s Liberation Army Navy diesel-electric attack submarine to Myanmar, marking the first transfer of such equipment between the two countries.
The commissioning of the Type 035 or Ming-class submarine, which has been named the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin, brings the Southeast Asian nation�s fleet to two boats. In March 2020, Myanmar took delivery of a Russian-built Project 877 Kilo-class boat from India.
According to an announcement from Myanmar�s military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of Myanmar�s military and leader of the military government that took power in February following a coup, attended a Dec. 24 commissioning ceremony for the submarine.
The date coincided with the 74th anniversary of the navy and, in addition to the submarine, also saw the induction of the Inlay-class Offshore Patrol Vessel UMS Inwa, two 18-meter riverine fast attack craft and four 20m riverine patrol boats.
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The Ming is a Chinese-licensed version of the Soviet-era Romeo class:
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[quote][b][size=200]China transfers secondhand submarine to Myanmar[/size][/b]
By Mike Yeo
Dec 30, 2021
MELBOURNE, Australia � China has transferred a former People�s Liberation Army Navy diesel-electric attack submarine to Myanmar, marking the first transfer of such equipment between the two countries.
[b]The commissioning of the[u] Type 035 or Ming-class submarine, which has been named the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin[/u], brings the Southeast Asian nation�s fleet to two boats. In March 2020, Myanmar took delivery of a Russian-built Project 877 Kilo-class boat from India.[/b]
According to an announcement from Myanmar�s military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of Myanmar�s military and leader of the military government that took power in February following a coup, attended a Dec. 24 commissioning ceremony for the submarine.
The date coincided with the 74th anniversary of the navy and, in addition to the submarine, also saw the induction of the Inlay-class Offshore Patrol Vessel UMS Inwa, two 18-meter riverine fast attack craft and four 20m riverine patrol boats.
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