BNS Durdam
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh
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| Class and type: | Type 024 class missile boat |
| Name: | BNS Durdam |
| Builder: | Wuhu Shipyard |
| Commissioned: | 10 November, 1983 |
| In service: | 1983-Present |
| Status: | In Active Service |
| General characteristics | |
| 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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| Notes: | Pennant Number: P-8114 |
BNS Durdam is a Type 024 Missile Boat of Bangladesh Navy. The ship is serving Bangladesh Navy from 1983.
Career
BNS Durdam was commissioned on 10 November, 1983. In the cyclone of 1991, the ship was damaged and later on repaired.
Design
The ship carries two SY-1 anti-ship missiles. Besides, it also carries two Type 61 25 mm (II x 2) guns. For surface search, it has a Type 352 Square Tie Radar. It carries the Chinese copy of Soviet M50 engine called L-12V-180 engines which can run the ship at a top speed of 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph).
See also
- List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
- Type 024 class missile boat
- BNS Durbar
- BNS Duranta
- BNS Durvedya
- BNS Uttal
References
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