BNS Padma is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy from 2013.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | BNS Padma |
| Ordered | 2 May 2010 |
| Builder | Khulna Shipyard |
| Laid down | 5 March 2011 |
| Launched | 8 October 2012 |
| Commissioned | 24 January 2013 |
| Homeport | Khulna |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 312 |
| Status | In Active Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Padma-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 350 tonnes |
| Length | 50.4 metres (165 ft) |
| Beam | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Draught | 4.1 metres (13 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 diesels |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h) |
| Endurance | 7 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 x RIB boat |
| Complement | 45 personnel |
| Armament |
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Career
editThe ship was ordered on 2 May 2010. The contract was awarded to Khulna Shipyard in Khulna, Bangladesh, where the keel was laid in 2011. It was built in collaboration with Hudong Shipyard,[1] with the Chinese supplying designs and materials and supervising the construction. She cost 580 million Bangladeshi taka (equivalent to $7.1 million in 2012). The ship was launched on 8 October 2012,[2] and commissioned on 24 January 2013.[3] She is currently serving under the command of Commander Flotilla West (COMFLOT WEST).
Design
editBNS Padma is 50.4 metres (165 ft) long, 7.5 metres (25 ft) wide and 4.1 metres (13 ft) high. The vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h). Her complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.
Armament
editThe ship is equipped with a pairs of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns. Padma can also carry naval mines and MANPADS.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2014). Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015. Coulsdon, UK: IHS Jane's. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7106-3101-5.
- ^ "First Bangladesh made warship launched". The Daily Star. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "'Padma' latest Bangladesh Navy warship". bdnews24.com. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh still aiming for sub purchases". United Press International. Retrieved 26 June 2015.