BNS Durvedya is a Type 024 missile boat of Bangladesh Navy. The ship served Bangladesh Navy from 1983 to 2017.

History
Bangladesh
NameDurvedya
BuilderWuhu Shipyard
Commissioned10 November 1983
Decommissioned30 March 2017
IdentificationPennant number P-8113
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeType 024 class missile boat
Displacement79 tons
Length79 m (259 ft 2 in)
Beam27 m (88 ft 7 in)
Draft1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Installed power4 × Chinese L-12V-180 diesel engines; 4,800 hp (3,600 kW)
Propulsion4 shafts
Speed38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range520 nmi (960 km; 600 mi) at 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement17
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × Type 352 Square Tie surface search radar
Armament

Career

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BNS Durvedya was commissioned on 10 November 1983. In the cyclone of 1991, the ship was damaged and later on repaired. She was decommissioned from the Bangladesh Navy on 30 March 2017. Later on she was scrapped.

Design

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The ship carried two SY-1 anti-ship missiles. It was also armed with one twin-gun mount for the 25 mm (1 in) Type 61 anti-aircraft gun. For surface search, it had a Type 352 Square Tie radar.[1] It used the Chinese copy of Soviet M50 engine called L-12V-180 engines which can run the ship at a top speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph).

References

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  1. ^ Saunders, p. 46

Bibliography

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  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.