BNS Shadhinota

History
Bangladesh
Name: BNS Shadhinota
Ordered: October 2012
Builder: Wuchang Shipyard
Laid down: 08 January 2013
Launched: 30 November 2014
Acquired: 11 December 2015
Commissioned: 19 March 2016
Identification: Pennant number: F111
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Type 056 corvette
Displacement: 1330 tonnes
Length: 90 metres (300 ft)
Beam: 11 metres (36 ft)
Draught: 4.4 metres (14 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x diesel
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement: 78 (18 officer)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band (X-band) radar
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye E/F-band (S-band) radar
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Helicopter deck

BNS Shadhinota is a Type 056 stealth surface warfare guided missile corvette of the Bangladesh Navy. She was built at Wuchang Shipyard of China. She is the first corvette of the class for the Bangladesh Navy. The ship is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2016.

Career

BNS Shadhinota was launched at Wuchang Shipyard on 30 November 2014.[1] [2] The ship was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 11 December 2015.[3][4] She reached Chittagong, Bangladesh on 10 January 2016.[5] On 19 March 2016, she was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy.[6]

Due to inclement weather in the Bay of Bengal, six fishing trawlers of Bangladesh with 90 fishermen entered into Indian waters with their boats damaged. On 21 August 2016, BNS Shadhinota with her sister ship BNS Prottoy were sent to rescue them.[7]

The ship perticipated in the International Maritime Defence Exibitation (IMDEX) 2017 at Singapore.[8] She left Chittagong on 2 May 2017 to perticipate the event. On her way, she visited the port of Lumut, Malaysia. She also perticipated in 6th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Multilateral Sea Exercise and Maritime Information Sharing Exercise (MARISX) 2017. On her way back, she visited the Phuket port of Thailand.

Design

The ship is 90 metres (300 ft) long, has a beam of 11 metres (36 ft) and a draught of 4.4 metres (14 ft). With a displacement of 1,300 tonnes, she has a complement of 78 personnel including 60 sailors and 18 officers. She carries twin diesel engines with a distance adjustable tail rotor which can provide enough power for her top speed of more than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). She has two power stations, forward and rear, and electricity supply works with one of the power station sunk. Compared to the traditional round bilge boat, the ship is designed with V type, having angle bending line at the bottom so that she can sail with high speed in rough sea states. However, the ship does not carry any type of sonar so she has no anti-submarine warfare capability. As a result, she will act as a surface warfare corvette only. BNS Shadhinota has a helicopter deck aft which can support a medium-size helicopter, but she has no hangar.

Electronics

The ship uses SharpEye I-Band (X-band) and E/F-band (S-band) radars from Kelvin Hughes with MantaDigital tactical display software.[9] These radars are used for surface search and navigation purposes and can be used for helicopter control and recovery also. A low peak transmission power of these radars reduces the probability of intercept by ESM systems.

Armaments

The ship carries one H/PJ-26 76 mm main gun placed forward. 2 x 2 cell C-802A Anti-ship missiles are installed in the ship for anti surface operations. Two H/PJ-17 30 mm remote controlled gun turrets at amidship work as gun-CIWS for the ship. For air defence, she carries an eight-cell FL-3000N launcher, which is the Chinese equivalent of RAM.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First Type 056 Corvette of Bangladesh Navy is launched". defencebd.com.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh's new C13B corvettes start sea trials ahead of more orders". IHS Janes 360. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Navy gets two new warships". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "China's ship builder delivers two corvettes to Bangladesh navy". CCTV news. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Two new warships join Bangladesh Navy's fleet". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  6. ↑ "Navy to get 2 submarines this year: PM". The Daily Sun. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Two naval ships sent to bring back 90 fishermen from Indian coast". The New Age. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Warships Display". IMDEX. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Multiple Wins in Asia". kelvinhughes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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