UMS Minye Theinkhathu
Diesel-electric submarine of the Myanmar Navy
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UMS Minye Theinkhathu (71) (Burmese: မင်းရဲသိင်္ခသူ; Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ θèiɴgəðù]) is a Sindhughosh (Kilo)-class submarine owned by the Myanmar Navy. It is the first of two submarines procured by the country's navy, followed by the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin.[3] Before being acquired by Myanmar, it served in the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir (S58) (Brave at the Sea).[4][5]
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 India | |
| Name | INS Sindhuvir (S58) |
| Builder | Rubin Design Bureau and refitted by Hindustan Shipyard |
| Launched | 13 September 1987 |
| Commissioned | 26 August 1988 |
| Decommissioned | 2020 |
| Fate | Transferred to Myanmar, 2020 |
 Myanmar | |
| Name | UMS Minye Theinkhathu |
| Namesake | Mingyi Swe |
| Acquired | 2020 |
| Commissioned | 24 December 2020 |
| Status | in active service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sindhughosh-class submarine (Kilo Project-877EKM variant) |
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| Length | 72.6 m (238 ft) |
| Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
| Draught | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
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| Endurance | Up to 45 days with a crew of 52 |
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| Complement | 52 (incl. 13 Officers) |
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Background
Beginning in the 1980s and ending in 2000, the Indian Navy acquired ten Kilo-class submarines from the Soviet Union and its successor state Russia. Within India, they are known as the Sindhughosh class.[6]
Myanmar Navy service
Myanmar acquired Sindhuvir in 2020.[7][8][9] The ship was refitted by Hindustan Shipyard before the handover.[10][7]
The submarine was first seen publicly as a Myanmar Navy ship, as UMS Minye Theinkhathu, on 15 October 2020 as part of a naval fleet exercise (‘Bandoola 2020’).[9] The submarine was formally commissioned along with other six new ships at the 73rd Navy Day ceremony on 24 December 2020.[11][12] The ceremony was attended by the Indian and Russian ambassadors to Myanmar, which the military intelligence company Jane's believes could indicate Russian involvement in the submarine's transfer to Myanmar.[12]
It appears to be named after Minye Theinkhathu of Toungoo (Taungoo), who was the father of King Bayinnaung and served as viceroy of Toungoo from 1540 to 1549.[citation needed]
The Minye Theinkhathu was in naval exercises alongside the Minye Kyaw Htin on July 6, 2022 in the Bay of Bengal.[13]
Gallery
UMS Minye Theinkhathu at the commissioning ceremony
