BNS Durjoy (2012)

BNS Durjoy is a Durjoy-class semi-stealth large patrol craft (LPC) of the Bangladesh Navy. She is the first ship of the class. She entered service with the Bangladesh Navy in 2013.

For other ships with the same name, see BNS Durjoy.
Sister ship BNS Nirmul
History
Bangladesh
Name: BNS Durjoy
Ordered: 2009
Builder: Wuchang Shipyard
Launched: August 26, 2012
Acquired: February 2013
Commissioned: August 29, 2013
Homeport: Chittagong
Identification: Pennant number: P 811
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Durjoy-class large patrol craft
Displacement: 648 tonnes
Length: 64.2 m (210.6 ft) (overall)
Beam: 9 m (29.5 ft)
Draught: 4 m (13.1 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance: 15 days
Complement: 60
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Type 360 Radar (SR60) Surface Search, E/F band
  • MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar for 76.2mm gun
  • Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and SSM fire control, I-band
  • Type 347G Radar (Rice Bowl) for 20mm cannon, I-band
  • ESS-3 bow mounted sonar
Armament:

Design

BNS Durjoy is of 64.2 metres (211 ft) long overall, 9 metres (30 ft) wide and has a 4 metres (13 ft) draught with a displacement of 648 tonnes. The ship has a bulbous bow that suggests it is very stable in heavy sea states. It has speed and range to support long lasting missions. The LPC is powered by triple SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesel engines driving three screws for a top speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph). The range of the ship is 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) and endurance is 15 days. It has a complement of 60. This ship is able to perform limited anti-submarine warfare operations too.

Armament

The LPC is armed with a single 76.2 mm H/PJ-26 naval gun and four C-704 surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) mounted aft. It is also equipped with two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon mounted amidships which can be used for anti-aircraft role. For ASW role it has two forward-mounted 6-tube EDS-25A 250 mm ASW rocket launchers and decoy launchers.

Electronics

The primary sensor of the ship is a Type 360 (SR60) Surface Search, E/F band radar. It carries a Russian MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar for the 76.2 mm gun and two I-band Type 347G Radar (Rice Bowl) for the 20 mm cannon. For fire control of C-704 missiles, this ship uses Type 352 (Square Tie) I-band radar which can be used as surface search radar also. The ship has an ESS-3 bow mounted sonar with an effective range of about 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) for underwater detection. A JRCSS combat management system (CMS) with at least three multifunction consoles is also fitted in the ships.

Career

BNS Durjoy was launched at Wuchang Shipyard of China on August 26, 2012. She reached Bangladesh in February 2013. On August 29, 2013, she commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Durjoy.[1]

The ship took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training(CARAT), an annual bilateral exercise with United States Navy, in 2015.[2]

See also

References
  1. "PM arrives in Ctg". Independentbd.com. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. "US-Bangla jt exercise begins today". Independentbd.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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