BNS Sagar
BNS Sagar is a Type 010 minesweeper of the Bangladeshi Navy. She has served in the Bangladeshi Navy since 1995.
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| Name | BNS Sagar |
| Commissioned | 27 April 1995 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 196 ft 8 in (59.94 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 70 (10 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Pennant Number: M 91 |
Career
Bangladesh government ordered it from China in 1993. First of class handed over 18 December 1994.[1] BNS Sagar was commissioned in the Bangladesh Navy on 27 April 1995. She is currently being used as a patrol ship.
She went through an upgrade program in 1998 in which her Tamir II hull mounted active search and attack sonar was replaced by Celsius Tech CMAS36/29 mine detection sonar.
BNS Sagar took part in the rescue operation of the sunken fishing vessel FV Bandhan in Chittagong on 28 November 2014.[2]
Armament
The ship carries two Type 76 twin 37 mm naval guns of 63 cal. which can be used in both anti-surface and anti-air role. She also carries two Type 61 25mm AAA guns which can fire at a rate of 70-300rpm with a 2.3 km range. Two twin 14.5 machine guns are also carried. For the anti-submarine role, she carries two BMB-2 projectors with 20 depth charges. She can also carry 12-16 mines.
References
- "BNS Sagar - Mine Sweeper (MSO)". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- "Navy divers locate sunken vessel in Bay". thedailystar.net. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.