BNS Padma (2013)

BNS Padma is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy from 2013.

For other ships with the same name, see BNS Padma.
History
Bangladesh
NameBNS Padma
Ordered2 May 2010
BuilderKhulna Shipyard
Laid down5 March 2011
Launched8 October 2012
Commissioned24 January 2013
HomeportKhulna
IdentificationPennant number: P 312
StatusIn Active Service
General characteristics
Class and typePadma-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement350 tonnes
Length50.4 metres (165 ft)
Beam7.5 metres (25 ft)
Draught4.1 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 diesels
Speed23 knots (43 km/h)
Endurance7 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 x RIB boat
Complement45 personnel
Armament

Career

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

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2014). Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015. Coulsdon, UK: IHS Jane's. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7106-3101-5.
  2. "First Bangladesh made warship launched". The Daily Star. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "'Padma' latest Bangladesh Navy warship". bdnews24.com. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. "Bangladesh still aiming for sub purchases". United Press International. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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