BNS Shaheed Daulat (2022)
{{Short description|Bangladesh Navy offshore patrol vessel}}
BNS Shaheed Daulat is a {{sclass|Padma|patrol vessel|0}} inshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She has been serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2023.
Career
The ship was ordered on 20 May 2019.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-02 |title=Khulna Shipyard lays keel for five more Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladesh Navy |url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/khulna-shipyard-lays-keel-for-five-more-padma-class-patrol-vessels-for-bangladesh-navy |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Default |language=en}} The contract was awarded to Khulna Shipyard in Khulna, Bangladesh, where the keel was laid on 2 December 2019. The ship was launched on 14 February 2022 and commissioned into Bangladesh Navy on 12 July 2023.
Design
BNS Shaheed Daulat is {{convert|51.6|m|ft}} long, {{convert|7.5|m|ft}} wide, {{convert|4.2|m|ft}} high. The patrol vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of {{convert|21|kn|km/h}}. The ship's complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.{{Cite web|title=5 x Patrol Craft BN – Khulna Shipyard Ltd|url=https://www.khulnashipyard.com/5-x-patrol-craft2-bn/|access-date=2022-02-16|language=en-US}}
Armament
The ship is equipped with one Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon and a pair of 12.7mm CIS 50MGs. She can also carry naval mines and MANPADS.
See also
References
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Category:Ships of the Bangladesh Navy
Category:Patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy