BNS Surma (2013)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name: | BNS Surma |
| Builder: | Khulna Shipyard |
| Launched: | 23 January 2013 |
| Commissioned: | 29 August 2013 |
| Homeport: | Khulna |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P 313 |
| 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 Surma 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. Her launching was done at 23 January 2013. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 6 May 2013[1] On 29 August 2013, she was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy.[2]
Design
BNS Surma 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; 26 mph). 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 pair of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns. The vessel can also be equipped with naval mines and MANPADS.
Mission
BNS Surma 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
- ↑ "Navy gets another patrol craft". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "PM inaugurates 3 warships, 2 patrol aircraft". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014.