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Namesake | Jishou |
Builder | Zhonghua shipyard, Shanghai |
Launched | 8 November 1987 |
Commissioned | 15 June 1988 |
Decommissioned | March 2012 |
Identification | Pennant number: 557 |
Fate | Sold to Myanmar Navy in 2012 |
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Name | Maha Thiha Thura |
Namesake | Maha Thiha Thura |
Acquired | 2012 |
Commissioned | 2012 |
Identification | Pennant number: F23 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 053H1 frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 103.2 m (339 ft) |
Beam | 10.7 m (35 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 26 knots |
Range | 2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 300 (27 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Watchdog; Radar warning |
Armament |
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Jishou (557) was a Type 053 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was sold to the Myanmar Navy and renamed Maha Thiha Thura.
The class has four anti-ship SY-1s in two twin-box launchers, and armaments consisted of two single 100 mm dual-purpose hand-loaded guns with fire control by a very simple stereoscopic rangefinder, limiting the guns to effective fire against surface targets in daylight/clear weather only. The six twin 37 mm short-range anti-aircraft guns were all locally controlled, severely limiting their effectiveness. These ships are equipped with Chinese SJD-3 sonar, which is a modification of Soviet Tamir-11 (MG-11, with NATO reporting name Stag Hoof) hull mounted sonar; instead of being fixed to the hull, SJD-3 has a telescoping arm, so when not in use, the sonar is stored in the hull, and when deployed, the sonar is lowered into water several meter below the hull, thus increasing detection range by avoiding baffles generated by the hull. Anti-submarine armament was limited to short-range rockets and depth charges. Damage control arrangements were minimal.
Improved Type 053H with newer electronics, engine, and replenishment equipment. The sonar for Jianghu-II is SJD-5, which is a Chinese development of Soviet Tamir-11, with transistors replacing vacuum tubes in the original Soviet MG-11, armed with six SY-2 in two triple-box launchers. [1]
She was launched on 8 November 1987 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and commissioned on 15 June 1988.
In March 2012, Jishou was decommissioned and sold to Myanmar Navy and renamed UMS Maha Thiha Thura. On 11 until 14 March of the same month, UMS Maha Thiha Thura and UMS Maha Bandula carrying 246 sailors and officers was docked in Tien Sa Seaport, Da Nang. [2] [3]
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