The 49m stealth fast attack craft (Project-PB-049) are a class of locally made fast attack craft of the Myanmar Navy. Unlike the previous class of 5-series class fast attack craft, the design of the 49m stealth fast attack craft utilizes stealth technology.
History
The hull number 491 is the lead ship of this class, and it was completed in 2013.[3][1] The second ship 492 was completed in 2019, and commissioned on 24 December 2020.
Design
The 492 is fitted with three waterjet propulsers. The hull design and armaments are slightly altered.[2]
Ships of the class
| Photo | Pennant | Builder | Built | Commissioned | Homeport | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | Myanmar Naval Dockyard | 2013 | 24 December 2012 | Thanlyin | ||
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492 | Myanmar Naval Dockyard | 2018 | 24 December 2020[2] | Thanlyin | Hull design slightly altered |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Myanmar First Two Home-Built 49 meter Fast Attack Craft (FAC-M) Delivered to the Navy". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ a b c Information Team, Tatmadaw (24 December 2020). "(၇၃)နှစ်မြောက်တပ်မတော်(ရေ)နေ့အထိမ်းအမှတ် တိုက်ခိုက်ရေးရေငုပ်သင်္ဘော စစ်ရေယာဉ် (မင်းရဲသိင်္ခသူ) အပါအဝင် စစ်ရေယာဉ်များ တပ်တော်ဝင်ခြင်း အခမ်းအနား ကျင်းပပြုလုပ်". Tatmadaw. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Myanmar - 49-meter FAC-M". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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