BNS Salam

BNS Salam is a modified Type 021 gunboat of the Bangladesh Navy. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy in 2002.

History
Bangladesh Navy
Name: BNS Salam
Builder: Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai
Commissioned: 2002
In service: 2002 – present
Homeport: Chattogram
Identification: Pennant number: P 712
Status: Active
Bangladesh Navy
Name: BNS Durnibar
Commissioned: 10 November 1988
In service: 1988 – 1991
Identification: Pennant number: P 8127
Fate: Sunk
General characteristics
Class and type: Type 021-class gunboat
Displacement:
  • 171 tons standard
  • 205 tons full load
Length: 38.6 m (127 ft)
Beam: 7.6 m (25 ft)
Draught: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:
  • 3 × 4,000 hp diesel engines
  • Three shafts
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range: 800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 28
Sensors and
processing systems:		 1 × Type 352 Square Tie
Armament:

Design
Main article: Type 021-class missile boat

Powered by three 4,000-horsepower (3,000 kW) diesel engines that drive three propellers, BNS Salam has a maximum speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). She has a range of 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[1]

The ship's armament consists of one 40 mm AA gun and twin 30 mm AA guns. She is equipped with one Type 352 Square Tie radar for surface search.[1][2][3]

Service

The ship was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Durnibar on 10 November 1988. She was severely damaged in the cyclone of April 1991 and sunk into Karnaphuli river. Later, she was salvaged, renovated and modified into a gunboat. In 2002, she was recommissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Salam

See also

References
  1. Saunders, Stephen (2007). Jane's Fighting Ships 2007–2008. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7106-2799-5.
  2. Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557502629.
  3. "Huangfeng Class (Type 021)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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