List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy
This is a list of all historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy that are decommissioned or damaged from 1971.
Bangladesh vessels use the prefix "BNS", standing for "Bangladesh Navy Ship".
Frigates
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury-class frigate |
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Frigate | BNS Umar Farooq (F 16) | 2,408 | ex-HMS Llandaff (F61). After brief use as museum ship from December 2015,[1] she was sold for demolition in Bangladesh in 2016.[2] |
| Type 41 Leopard class |  | Frigate | BNS Abu Bakar (F 15) BNS Ali Haider (F 17) | 2,520 | Ex-HMS Lynx and Ex-HMS Jaguar. Replaced with two Type 053H2 Jianghu-III Class Guided Missile Frigates, Huangshi and Wuhu[3] |
Offshore patrol vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishkhali Class | LPC | BNS Bishkhali (P 311) | 143 | Ex-PNS Jessore. Decommissioned on 20 May 2014.[4] | |
| OPV | BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin | 570 | An ex-Canadian coastal passenger-cargo vessel named Anticosti, converted to be used as an offshore patrol vessel. First sea going vessel of the Bangladesh navy. She was also the first flagship of the Bangladesh navy. | ||
| Ajay Class | OPV | BNS Padma (P 312) BNS Surma (P 313) | 150 | Ex-INS Aksay and Ex-INS Ajay, gifted by Indian Navy in 1973 and 1974.[5] |
Fast attack craft
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missile | |||||
| Type 024 missile boat | Missile boat | BNS Durbar (P 8111) BNS Duranta (P 8112) BNS Durvedya (P 8113) BNS Durdam (P 8114) BNS Uttal (P 8141) | 79 | Decommissioned on 30 March 2017. | |
| Gun | |||||
| Type 062 class gunboat |  | Fast Attack Craft (Gun) | BNS Tawfique (P 611) BNS Tawheed (P 612) BNS Tamjeed (P 613) BNS Tanveer (P 614) BNS Shaheed Daulat (P 411) BNS Shaheed Farid (P 412) BNS Shahhed Mohibullah (P 413) BNS Shaheed Akhtaruddin (P 414) | 135 | Four transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard. |
| ASW | |||||
| Type 037 class submarine chaser | ASW | BNS Durjoy (P 811) | 392 | Damaged beyond repair in 1995. | |
| Torpedo | |||||
| Type 025 class torpedo boat |  | Torpedo Boat | BNS TB 35 (T 8235) BNS TB 36 (T 8236) BNS TB 37 (T 8237) BNS TB 38 (T 8238) | 45 | Standard: 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes and 4 x 14.5 mm heavy machine guns (2x2), 2 mines and additional machine guns. Decommissioned on 18 June 2015.[6] |
| P 4-class torpedo boat | .jpg) | Torpedo Boat | BNS TB 1 (T 8221) BNS TB 2 (T 8222) BNS TB 3 (T 8223) BNS TB 4 (T 8224) | 19.5 | Standard: 2 x 450 mm torpedo tubes and 2 x 14.5 mm heavy machine guns. |
Rivirine Patrol Boats
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pabna Class | Riverine Patrol Craft | BNS Pabna (P 111) BNS Noakhali (P 112) BNS Patuakhali (P 113) BNS Rangamati (P 114) BNS Bogra (P 115) | 69 | Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. |
Research and survey ships
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuch'in class | _14%2C_assigned_to_Assault_Craft_Unit_(ACU)_2%2C_transports_Sailors%2C_Soldiers_and_Marines_during_operations_supporting_Joint_Logistics_Over-The-Shore_(JLOTS)_exercises.jpg){kind=spacer} | Coastal Survey Ship | BNS Tallashi (H 582) | 85 | Chinese made Landing Craft Mechanized. She was converted into coastal survey vessel in 1983 with the addition of survey equipment. 25 m length. 2 × twin 14.5 mm guns. Decommissioned on 19 December, 2019.[7] [8] |
Training ship
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island class | .jpg) | Training ship OPV | BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin (A511) | 1 280 | Ex-Royal Navy Island class patrol vessel HMS Jersey. |
Amphibious warfare
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuch'in class | | Landing Craft Mechanized | BNS LCT 104 (A 586) | 85 | Chinese made. Received on 1 July 1986. 25 m length. 2 × twin 14.5 mm guns. Decommissioned in 2005. |
Auxiliaries
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement (Tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Tanker | Fleet Tanker | BNS Khan Jahan Ali (A 515) | 665 | Ex-Soho Maru (T1056) by Naikai Shipbuilding Setoda in Onomichi, Japan 1963.[9] Sold after 1983 and commissioned on 14 July 1987 as naval tanker. Decommissioned after 28 years on 05 Sept 2015. |
See also
- List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
- List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
- List of active aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force
- List of historic aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force
- List of active Bangladesh military aircraft
References
- "BNS Umar Farooq inaugurated as museum ship". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- "Auction of Bangladesh Navy ship ex-BNS Umar Farooq" (PDF). Dakha: Ministry of Defence. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- "BNS Abu Bakar, BNS Ali Haider de-commissioned". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Photo: The decommissioning ceremony of BNS Bishkhali". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Orbat.info. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- "Bangladesh decommissions Type 25 torpedo boats". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- "বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর জরীপ জাহাজ 'তল্লাশী'র ডি-কমিশনিং অনুষ্ঠিত". ISPR. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "Khulna Shipyard lays keel for five more Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladeshi Navy". Janes 360. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Khan Jahan Ali". maritime-connector.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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