The
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...
currently operates two
submarine
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s, five guided missile
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
s, two patrol frigates, six guided missile
corvette
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s, minor surface combatants of various types including
offshore patrol vessels
Offshore may refer to:
Science and technology
* Offshore (hydrocarbons)
* Offshore construction, construction out at sea
* Offshore drilling, discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well
* O ...
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coastal patrol boats,
missile boat
A missile boat or missile cutter is a small, fast warship armed with anti-ship missiles. Being smaller than other warships such as destroyers and frigates, missile boats are popular with nations interested in forming a navy at lower cost. They a ...
s,
minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
s,
auxiliaries
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amphibious landing craft and rapid response boats.
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...
vessels use the prefix BNS, standing for Bangladesh Navy Ship.
Submarines
Surface fleet
Frigates
Corvettes
Large patrol crafts
Offshore patrol vessels
Coastal patrol crafts
Fast attack crafts
Mine countermeasure vessels
High speed boats
Amphibious warfare fleet
Landing craft utility (LCU)
Landing craft tank (LCT)
Landing craft mechanized (LCM)
Landing craft vehicle & personnel (LCVP)
Auxiliary vessels
Floating drydock
Research and survey ships
Replenishment ships
Ship's tender
Diving support vessel
Tugboats
Miscellaneous
See also
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List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
Bangladesh Coast Guard currently operates 167 surface ships and craft. Most of them are small coastal patrol vessels. The coast guard ships use the prefix "CGS" before the name of the ships which stands for "Coast Guard Ship".
Offshore patro ...
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List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy
This is a list of all historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy that are decommissioned or damaged from 1971.
Bangladesh vessels use the prefix "BNS", standing for "Bangladesh Navy Ship".
Frigates
Offshore patrol vessels
Fast attack craft
Ri ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Ships of the Bangladesh Navy
Lists of currently active military vehicles