BNS ''Nirmul'' is a semi-stealth large patrol craft (LPC) of the
Bangladesh Navy
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. She is the second ship of the class. She entered service with the Bangladesh Navy in 2013.
Design
BNS Nirmul is of long, wide and has a
draught with a
displacement
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of 648 tonnes. The ship has a
bulbous bow
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that suggests it is very stable in heavy sea states. It has speed and range to support long lasting missions. The LPC is powered by triple
SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesels driving three
screws for a top speed of . The range of the ship is and endurance is 15 days. It has a
complement
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of 60. This ship is able to perform limited
anti-submarine warfare
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operations.
Armament
The LPC is armed with a single 76.2 mm
H/PJ-26 naval gun and four
C-704
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Design
This anti-ship missile is designed specifically for targets with displa ...
surface-to-surface missile
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s (SSM) mounted aft. In addition, it has two dual
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
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mounted amidships which can be used in an anti-aircraft role. For use in
anti-submarine warfare
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(ASW) it has two forward-mounted 6-tube EDS-25A 250 mm ASW rocket launchers and decoy launchers.
Electronics
The primary sensor of the ship is a SR-47AG air and surface search radar. It carries
Type 348 Fire Control Radar for main gun. The ship has one X band JMA 3336 navigation radar. She also has an ESS-3 bow mounted sonar with an effective range of about for underwater detection. A JRCSS combat management system (CMS) with at least three multifunction consoles is also fitted in the ships.
Career
BNS ''Nirmul'' was
launched in
Wuchang Shipyard
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of
China on 27 September 2012. She reached Bangladesh in February 2013. On 29 August 2013, she
commissioned in
Bangladesh Navy
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as BNS ''Nirmul''.
On 12 May 2014 the ship left for
Lebanon
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to join in
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). She replaced there from 14 June 2014.
After completion of the UNIFIL deployment period, the ship visited the
Port of Colombo
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from 7 to 9 February 2018 on her way back home. She also paid a goodwill visit to the
Chennai Port
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of
India
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from 14 February to 16 February 2018.
On 18 February 2018, the ship reached its homeport Chittagong.
See also
*
List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided missile corvettes, minor surface combatants of various types including offshore patrol vessels, coastal patrol boats, missile ...
References
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Ships built in China
Durjoy-class LPC
2012 ships
Ships of the Bangladesh Navy
Patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy