Padma-class patrol vessel

The Padma class is a class of patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy.^[2][3][6] The ships were constructed at the Khulna Shipyard, through a development program overseen and supported by the CSIC.^[4]

Class overview
Name	Padma class
Builders	Khulna Shipyard[1]
Operators	Bangladesh Navy
Subclasses	Sobuj Bangla-class
Built	2011–present
In commission	2013–present
Planned	23[citation needed]
Completed	10
Active	10
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	350 tons
Length	51.6 m (169 ft)[2][3]
Beam	24.61 ft (7.50 m)
Draught	13.45 ft (4.10 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 diesels
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[2][3]
Range	1500 nm
Endurance	7 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 x RIB boat
Complement	45
Armament	Batch-1: 2 × dual 37 mm cannon; 2 × 20 mm AA guns; Naval mines Batch-2: 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon[4][5] 2 × 12.7mm CIS 50MG

History

Under a long-term modernization plan for its armed forces, the Government of Bangladesh decided to order arms from internal contractors. The first step taken was to order warships for the Bangladesh Navy from Khulna Shipyard. Khulna Shipyard signed the construction contract with the Bangladesh Navy on 2 May 2010 and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction on 5 March 2011. The first warship of this class, BNS Padma was launched on 8 October 2012 and commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy on 24 January 2013. The second patrol craft in the class, BNS Surma, was launched on 23 January 2013 and commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy on 29 August 2013. The other three ships BNS Aparajeya, BNS Adamya and BNS Atandra were handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 15 December 2013.^[7][8] These three ships were commissioned on 23 December 2013.^[9]

On 20 May 2019, Directorate General of Defense Purchase (DGDP) ordered further five units of the ships of this class for the Bangladesh Navy. Keel laying of the ships were done on 2 December 2019.

Design

The launch of the indigenous warship paved the way for the Bangladesh Navy to soon deploy its own design. Built at the Khulna Shipyard, the design is an offshore patrol vessel that displaces 350 tonnes. The ships are 165.35 feet (50.40 m) long, with a beam of 24.61 ft (7.50 m) and a draught of 13.45 ft (4.10 m). The ships can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time. They have a complement of 45 personnel with a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).

Armament

The first batch of ships are equipped with a pair of dual 37 mm naval guns and another pair of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. Second batch of the ships carry one Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon and a pair of 12.7mm CIS 50MGs. All these ships can lay mines and can carry MANPADs.^[4][5]

Ships in the class

 Bangladesh Navy

Pennant Number	Name	Builder	Ordered	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
P 312	BNS Padma	Khulna Shipyard	2 May 2010	5 March 2011	8 October 2012[10]	24 January 2013[11]	Active
P 313	BNS Surma				23 January 2013	29 August 2013[12]
P 261	BNS Aparajeya					23 December 2013[13]
P 262	BNS Adamya
P 263	BNS Atandra
P 411	BNS Shaheed Daulat		20 May 2019[14]	2 December 2019[14]	14 February 2022[15]	12 July 2023[16]
P 412	BNS Shaheed Farid				24 June 2022
P 413	BNS Shaheed Mohibullah				27 July 2022
P 414	BNS Shaheed Akhtaruddin				24 February 2023
P 415	BNS Bishkhali					30 November 2024[17]

See also

• List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
• List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard