BNS Dhaleshwari

History
Bangladesh
Class and type: Castle-class corvette
Name: BNS Dhaleshwari
Builder: Hall, Russell & Company
Acquired: December 2010
Commissioned: 5 March 2011
In service: 2011-Present
Homeport: Chittagong
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,427 tonnes
Length: 81 m (266 ft)
Beam: 11.5 m (37 ft)
Draught: 3.6 m (11 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × Ruston 12RKC 5,640 bhp (4.2 MW) diesels, 2 shafts
Speed:
  • 18 knots (33 km/h) max
  • 12 knots (22 km/h) cruise
Complement: 45 + accommodation for 25 SWADS
Armament:
  • 1 × AK-176 main gun
  • 4 × C-704 AShM
  • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm auto cannons
Aviation facilities: Flight deck
Notes: Pennant Number: F 36

BNS Dhaleshwari is a Castle Class guided missile corvette of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving Bangladesh Navy from 2011.

History

BNS Dhaleshwari was laid down by Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen, Scotland on 18 October 1979 and launched on 29 October 1980. She was commissioned to the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds Castle on 27 October 1981. She served Royal Navy from 1981 to 2005, taking part in the Falklands War. The ship was decommissioned on 8 August 2005. In April 2010, she was sold to Bangladesh Navy.

Career

On 14 May 2010, the ship began a major refit and upgrade to suit Bangladesh Navy's requirement, which continued until December 2010. On 5 March 2011, the ship was commissioned in Bangladesh Navy as BNS Dhaleshwari.[1] On her way to Bangladesh, she visited the port of Colombo , Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit from 29 to 31 January 2011[2]

BNS Dhaleshwari went to Malaysia to join Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2011 (LIMA-2011) in November 2011.[3]

In 2013, the ship fired four C-704 anti-ship missiles in a domestic naval exercise with all four of them hit the target successfully.[4]

She left Bangladesh on 8 May to take part in International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia-2015 held at Singapore from 19 to 21 May 2015.[5]

The ship took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training(CARAT), an annual bilateral exercise with United States Navy, in 2015.[6]

Armament

The ship carries four C-704 automated anti-ship missiles. Besides it has one AK-176 main gun and two Oerlikon 20 mm auto cannons. It has a flight deck which can accommodate helicopter up to Westland Sea King size.

See also

References

  1. "Navy to be made 3D: PM". bdnews24.com. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. "Bangladesh Naval Ship at Colombo.". dailynews.lk. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_28-11-2011_BNS-Dhaleshwari-to-join-maritime-exhibition-in-Malaysia_417_1_10_1_13.html
  4. "Former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis Transferred to Growing Bangladesh Navy". defensemedianetwork.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. "BNS Dhaleshwari off to Singapore". daily-sun.com. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  6. "US-Bangla jt exercise begins today". Independentbd.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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