BNS Padma (2013)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name: | BNS Padma |
| Builder: | Khulna Shipyard |
| 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: | 165.35 ft (50.40 m) |
| Beam: | 24.61 ft (7.50 m) |
| Draught: | 13.45 ft (4.10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 diesels |
| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 7 days |
| Complement: | 45 personnel |
| Armament: |
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BNS Padma is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy from 2013.
Career
The ship was ordered on 2 may 2010. She was launched on 8 October 2012.[1] On 24 January 2013, she was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy.[2]
Design
BNS 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
The 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..[3]
Mission
BNS Padma operates under the command of Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL). The ship has a primary mission of protecting both the fishing fleets and the oil and gas fields and other Economic Zones.
See also
References
- ↑ "First Bangladesh made warship launched". The Daily Star. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "‘Padma’ latest Bangladesh Navy warship". BDNews24.com. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "Bangladesh still aiming for sub purchases". upi.com. United Press International, Inc. Retrieved 26 June 2015.