BNS Duranta
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | Duranta |
| Builder | Wuhu Shipyard |
| Commissioned | 6 April 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 30 March 2017 |
| In service | 1983-2017 |
| Identification | Pennant number P-8112 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 024 class missile boat |
| Displacement | 79 tons |
| Length | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Beam | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Draft | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
| Installed power | 4 x Chinese L-12V-180 diesel engines; 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) |
| Propulsion | 4 shafts |
| Speed | 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Range | 520 nmi (960 km; 600 mi) at 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Sensors and processing systems | 1 × Type 352 Square Tie Surface search radar |
| Armament |
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BNS Duranta is a Type 024 missile boat of the Bangladesh Navy. It was in service from 1983 to 2017.
Design
[edit]The ship carried two SY-1 anti-ship missiles. It was also armed with one twin-gun mount for the 25 mm (1 in) Type 61 anti-aircraft gun. For surface search, it had a Type 352 Square Tie radar.[1] It uses the Chinese copy of Soviet M50 engine called L-12V-180 engines which can run the ship at a top speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph).
Career
[edit]BNS Duranta was commissioned on 6 April 1983. In the cyclone of 1991, the ship was damaged and later on repaired. She was decommissioned from the Bangladesh Navy on 30 March 2017. Later on she was scrapped.
References
[edit]- ^ Saunders, p. 46
Bibliography
[edit]- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.