BNS Duranta

History
Bangladesh
Class and type: Type 024 class missile boat
Name: BNS Duranta
Builder: Wuhu Shipyard
Commissioned: 6 April, 1983
In service: 1983-Present
Status: In Active Service
General characteristics
Displacement: 79 tons
Length: 79 m (259 ft)
Beam: 27 m (89 ft)
Draft: 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Installed power: 4 x Chinese L-12V-180 diesel engines; 4,800 hp (3,600 kW)
Propulsion: 4 shafts
Speed: 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range: 520 nmi (960 km; 600 mi) at 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement: 17
Sensors and
processing systems:
1 × Type 352 Square Tie Surface search radar
Armament:
  • 2 × SY-1 missiles
  • 2 × Type 61 25 mm guns (II x 2)
Notes: Pennant Number: P-8112

BNS Duranta is a Type 024 Missile Boat of the Bangladesh Navy. It has been in service since 1983.

Career

BNS Duranta was commissioned on 6 April, 1983. In the cyclone of 1991, the ship was damaged and later on repaired.

Design

The ship carries two SY-1 anti-ship missiles. Besides, it also carries two Type 61 25 mm (II x 2) guns. For surface search, it has a Type 352 Square Tie Radar. It carries the Chinese copy of Soviet M50 engine called L-12V-180 engines which can run the ship at a top speed of 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph).

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