BNS Padma (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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BNS Padma is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy from 2013.
Career
[edit]The 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[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.
