The ''Inlay''-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of
offshore patrol vessel
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(OPV) operated by the
Myanmar Navy.The
lead ship of the class is UMS ''Inlay''. UMS ''Inlay'' was built at Thanlyin Naval Dockyard near
Yangon
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with the help of technical assistance and equipment provided by
Singapore
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-based companies. Launched by late November 2015, ''Inlay'' had been very largely completed by April 2017.
Design
The OPV is approximately long with a
beam
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Streams of particles or energy
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**Laser beam
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**Charged particle beam, a spatially localized grou ...
of about and is understood to
displace at least 1,500 tons.
It is powered by two
diesel engine
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s driving two propellers. The OPV is capable of operating a helicopter from its approximately -long
flight deck and has a single
hangar
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. A stern ramp is fitted for a
rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The armament comprises manually operated twin guns in a Type 66 or 76 gun mount on the forecastle as well as two manually-operated heavy machine guns atop the hangar deck. Sensors include two Furuno navigation
radar
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s.
The ''Inlay'' will supplement the two remaining Danish-built Osprey-class OPVs in service.
Ships of the class
See also
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References
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Patrol vessels of Myanmar
Ship classes built by Myanmar Navy