BNS Karnafuli
| History | |
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 Bangladesh
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| Class and type: | Kraljevica-class |
| Name: | BNS Karnafuli |
| Ordered: | June 6, 1975 |
| Builder: | Kraljevica Shipyard |
| Acquired: | June 6, 1975 |
| Commissioned: | June 6, 1975 |
| Recommissioned: | 1995 (after engine change) |
| In service: | 1975-Present |
| Refit: | 1995 |
| Homeport: | Chittagong |
| Status: | In Active Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 195 tons standard; 245 tons full load |
| Length: | 141.4 ft (43.1 m) |
| Beam: | 20.7 ft (6.3 m) |
| Draught: | 5.7 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2x MAN V8V 30/38 diesels; 3,300 hp (m) (2.42 MW); 2x shafts |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | 1,500 miles at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 44 personnel (4 officers) |
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| Notes: | Pennant Number: P 314 |
BNS Karnafuli is a Kraljevica-class ASW boat in service with the Bangladesh Navy.
Career
The ship along with her sister ship BNS Tista were acquired from former Yugoslavia in 1975[1] and commissioned on 6 June 1975. BNS Karnafuli was reduced to reserve in 1988 but was re-engined in 1995 and reactivated. She is in active duty now.
Armament
The ship is armed with two Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns and four 20 mm cannon. Beside it carries two 128 mm rocket launchers and two racks for Mk 6 Projectors for ASW operations. She is mainly used as ASW ship in Bangladesh Navy.
See also
References
- ↑ Gardiner and Chumbley 1998, p. 647.
- Baker, III, A. D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen (1995). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
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