UMS Moattama

History
Myanmar
Name	Moattama
Namesake	Gulf of Martaban
Ordered	2018
Builder	Dae Sun Shipbuilding, South Korea
Launched	July 2019[1]
Commissioned	24 December 2019[2]
Identification	Hull number: 1501[1]
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Makassar-class landing platform dock[2]
Displacement	Standard: 12,300 tons Full load: 15,900 tons[2]
Length	125 m (410 ft 1 in) (LOA) 109.2 m (358 ft 3 in) (LPP)
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draft	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Decks	tank deck: 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in); truck deck: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Installed power	1 x MAN D2842 LE301 diesel generator
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) propulsion, 2 shafts MAN B&W 8L28/32A diesel rated at 1,988 kilowatts (2,666 bhp) at 775 RPM
Speed	Maximum: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Operational:14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Cruising:13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	9,360 nmi (17,330 km; 10,770 mi)
Endurance	30 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x 23 m (75 ft 6 in) LCU (or) LCM at floodable well decks 4 × 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) RHIB
Capacity	22 x trucks or 25 x tanks(10 addition trucks or tanks can use if necessary)
Troops	520 troops
Complement	103
Sensors and processing systems	Furuno X-band & S-band navigation radars Combat management system
Armament	2 x 14.5 mm gatling guns 2 x QJG-02G 14.5 mm heavy machine guns
Aircraft carried	2 × Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin or 2 x Mil Mi-17 (Up to 3 helicopters)
Aviation facilities	Hangar for 1 medium (10-ton) helicopters Flight deck for 2 medium (10-ton) helicopters
Notes	Flagship of Myanmar Navy, used as a multi-purpose support vessel and command Ship

UMS Moattama (1501) also UMS Mottama (Burmese: မုတ္တမ) is the first landing platform dock (LPD) and current flagship of the Myanmar Navy. Like other LPDs, Moattama is designed for amphibious operations, transportation of personnel as well as disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. It has a well deck and two helicopter landing spots and hangar. Moattama was based on the Makassar class design used by Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Korea for the LPDs ordered by Indonesia and Peru. It is 125 metres (410 ft 1 in) long and a beam of 22 metres (72 ft 2 in). It is also expected to be able to accommodate at least two Mi-17 medium helicopters in its flight deck.[3][4]

Myanmar joins other navies in the ASEAN region that operate LPD-type ships including Indonesia and the Philippines which operate ships based on the Makassar class, and Singapore and Thailand which both operate ships based on the Endurance-class design.[3]

See also

• Aung Zeya-class frigate
• Kyan Sittha-class frigate
• Anawrahta-class corvette
• Inlay-class offshore patrol vessel
• 5-Series class : Fast Attack Craft

References

1. "South Korean shipyard launches landing platform dock for Myanmar Navy". IHS Jane's. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05.
2. "Myanmar Navy commissions its first LPD amphibious assault ship". IHS Jane's. 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28.
3. "Myanmar deploys amphibious ship to Malaysia as part of repatriation operations". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
4. Rubaiyat Rahman, Mohammad (9 November 2019). "What Myanmar's New Amphibious Ship Says About Its Naval Ambitions". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.