BNS Nirbhoy

History
Bangladesh
Class and type: Type 037-class submarine chaser
Name: BNS Nirbhoy
Commissioned: December 01, 1985
In service: 1985-Present
Status: In Active Service
General characteristics
Displacement: 400 tonnes
Length: 58.77 m(192 ft 10 in)
Beam: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Draught: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion:

4 × Diesel engine, 8,800 hp (6,562 kW)

4 × shafts
Speed: 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h)
Range: 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 knots
Complement: 70 personnel
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × Pot Head surface search radar
  • 1 × SJD-3 telescoping high frequency active sonar
Armament:
  • 2 x twin 57mm 70-cal Type 76 DP guns
  • 2 x twin 25mm 60cal Type 61 guns
  • 4 x RBU-1200 (Type 81) (5-barrel) ASW rockets
  • 2 x BMB-2 ASW mortars
  • 2 x depth charge rails with 20 depth charges
Notes: Pennant Number: P 812

BNS Nirbhoy is a Type 037-class submarine chaser of Bangladesh Navy. She is serving Bangladesh Navy from 1985.

Career

BNS Nirbhoy was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy on 1 December 1985. She is based at Chittagong.

Electronics

The ship uses a Pot Head radar as primary electronics. It is a surface search radar which is effective in performing mine laying operations. For ASW operations, she uses Chinese SJD-3 telescoping high frequency active sonar. Instead of being fixed to the hull, SJD-3 has a telescoping arm, so when not in use, the sonar is stored in the hull and when deployed, the sonar is lowered into water several meter below the hull, thus increased detection range by avoiding buffetting generated by the hull.

Armament

The primary armaments of the ship are two twin 57mm 70-cal Type 76 DP guns and two twin 25mm 60cal Type 61 guns. Besides carries carries a variety of weapons to perform ASW missions. The ASW weapons are four RBU-1200 (Type 81) (5-barrel) ASW rockets, two BMB-2 ASW mortars and two depth charge rails with 20 depth charges.

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References

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