List of active Bangladesh Navy ships
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The insignia of Bangladesh Navy
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Naval Ensign of 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 type of offshore patrol vessels, coastal patrol boats, missile boats, minesweepers, auxiliaries, amphibious landing craft and rapid response boats.
Bangladesh Navy vessels use the prefix BNS, standing for Bangladesh Navy Ship.
Submarines
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (2) | ||||||
Type 035G (Ming class) | Attack submarine | BNS Nabajatra (S161) BNS Joyjatra (S162) | ![]() | 2,110 tons | The submarines were commissioned on 12 March 2017.[1][2][3] |
Surface fleet
Frigates
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (7) | ||||||
Ulsan class (Modified) | ![]() | Guided missile frigate | BNS Bangabandhu (F25) | ![]() | 2,500 tons | The only frigate of the Bangladesh Navy which is armed with ASW torpedo and gun based CIWS.[4][5][6] |
Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II) class | ![]() | Guided missile frigate | BNS Umar Farooq (F16) BNS Abu Ubaidah (F19) | 2,393 tons | [7][8][9][10] | |
![]() | BNS Abu Bakr (F15) BNS Ali Haider (F17) | 2,000 tons | [4][11][12] | |||
Hamilton class | BNS Somudra Joy (F28) BNS Somudra Avijan (F29) | 3,250 tons | [13][14] |
Corvettes
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (6) | ||||||
Type 056 Shadhinota class | ![]() | BNS Shadhinota (F111) BNS Prottoy (F112) BNS Shongram (F113) BNS Prottasha (F114) | 1,330 tons | |||
![]() | BNS Bijoy (F35) BNS Dhaleshwari (F36) | 1,430 tons |
Offshore patrol vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (5) | ||||||
![]() | BNS Sangu (P713) BNS Turag (P714) BNS Kapatakhaya (P912) BNS Karatoa (P913) BNS Gomati (P914) | 1,280 tons | [18][17] |
Large patrol crafts
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (4) | ||||||
Durjoy class | 648 tons | First two were built by Wuchang Shipyard as surface warfare ships armed with anti-ship missiles.[19] Last two were built by Khulna Shipyard with Chinese technical assistance as anti-submarine warfare vessels armed with ASW torpedoes.[20][21] | ||||
Sea Dragon class | ![]() | BNS Madhumati (P911) | 635 tons |
Coastal patrol crafts
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (11) | ||||||
Padma class | BNS Padma (P312) BNS Surma (P313) BNS Aparajeya (P261) BNS Adamya (P262) BNS Atandra (P263) BNS Shaheed Daulat (P411) BNS Shaheed Farid (P412) BNS Shaheed Mohibullah (P413) BNS Shaheed Akhtaruddin (P414) | 350 tons | ||||
Meghna class | 410 tons | [25] | ||||
Under construction (1) | ||||||
Padma class | BNS ?? | 350 tons | Construction started at Khulna Shipyard on 2 December 2019. The ship will be armed with 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 and 2×12.7mm CIS 50MG. [26][27] |
Fast attack crafts
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Missile boat (4) | ||||||
205 tons | Armed with C-704 anti-ship missile. | |||||
Anti-submarine warfare vessel (1) | ||||||
BNS Barkat (P711) | 170 tons | A larger version of Shanghai II class. | ||||
Gunboat (5) | ||||||
Type 021-class gun boat | BNS Salam (P712) | 205 tons | ||||
![]() | BNS Titash (P1011) BNS Kusiyara (P1012) BNS Chitra (P1013) BNS Dhansiri (P1014) | 143 tons | BNS Chitra is being used as training ship.[28] |
Mine countermeasure vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (5) | ||||||
904 tons | [29][17] | |||||
- | BNS Sagar (M91) | 569 tons |
High speed boats
Class | Picture | Type | Quantity | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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X12 Fast patrol craft | 8 | 10.78 tons | The boats are being built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited under licence from PT Lundin Indonesia. 8 of 18 vessels are commissioned with Bangladesh Navy. These 11.7 meters long boats are armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun mount on cabin top and two additional gun mounts on the after deck. [30][31][32] | |||
![]() | Rapid response boat | 6 | - | |||
![]() | Rapid response boat | 16 | 8.5 tons | [34] |
Amphibious warfare fleet
Landing craft utility (LCU)
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (9) | ||||||
Dolphin class | BNS Dolphin BNS Timi BNS Tuna BNS Penguin | - | ||||
Swandwip class | - | BNS Swandwip (L903) BNS Hatiya (L904) | - | These 42 meters long Landing Craft Utilities were built by Khulna Shipyard and commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 6 September 2015. Each one is capable of carrying 415 tons of cargo.[37][38] | ||
LCU 1512 class | - | BNS Shah Poran (L901) BNS Shah Makhdum (L902) | 375 tons | These 41.1 meters long Landing Craft Utilities can carry 170 tons of cargo. Both were commissioned on 16 may 1992.[39] | ||
Shah Amanat class | - | BNS Shah Amanat (L900) | 366 tons | This 47-metre (154 ft 2 in) long Landing Craft Utility can carry 150 tons of cargo. It entered service in 1990. |
Landing craft tank (LCT)
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (2) | ||||||
BN LCT 103(A586) BN LCT 105(A588) | - | These 25.6 meters long landing craft tanks were built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, Narayanganj[40] and commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 6 September 2015. |
Landing craft mechanized (LCM)
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (4) | ||||||
- | BNS LCM 101(A583) BNS LCM 102(A584) BNS LCM 103(A585) BNS LCM 104(A587) | 85 tons | These 25 meters long vessels were received between 4 May-1 July 1986. |
Landing craft vehicle & personnel (LCVP)
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (3) | ||||||
L1011 class | - | Landing craft vehicle personnel | BNS L1011 BNS L1012 BNS L1013 | 83 tons | These LCVPs have a length of 21.3 meters. LCVP-011 and LCVP-012 were built by Khulna Shipyard. LCVP-013 was built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, Narayanganj. |
Auxiliary vessels
Floating drydock
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (1) | ||||||
Sundarban class[41] | BNFD Sundarban (A711) | 3,500 tons | This floating drydock was acquired from Yugoslavia on 15 August 1980. It was built by Tito Shipyard, Trogir, Yugoslavia. It has a length of 117 meters and 27.6 meters wide. It has the lift capacity of 3,500 tons.[42] |
Research and survey ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (4) | ||||||
Roebuck class | ![]() | BNS Anushandhan (H584) | 1,477 tons | [17] | ||
Darshak class | - | - | These survey ships were built by Khulna Shipyard and commissioned on 5 November 2020. General characteristics: 32.78 m length, 8.40 m breadth and 3.17 m draught with 2 × 600 hp engines.[43] | |||
Agradoot class | - | BNS Agradoot (H583) | - | This 45 meters long coastal survey ship was acquired in 1996 from commercial service and commissioned in 1998. It was upgraded with Sophisticated EA400 single-beam echo sounders in 2010.[44] | ||
Upcoming (2) | ||||||
Jarip boat | - | BNS JB-01 BNS JB-02 | - | These survey ships were built by Khulna Shipyard and launched on 14 May 2020. They are under sea trial. General characteristics: 14.7 m length, 5.1 m breadth and 1.5 m draught with 2 × 300 hp engines.[45] |
Replenishment ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (2) | ||||||
Khan Jahan Ali class | BNS Khan Jahan Ali (A515) | 2,774 tons | This 80 meters long ship was built by Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Limited and commissioned on 6 September 2015. It can supply 2,400 tons of diesel and 120 tons of aviation fuel.[46][47] | |||
Imam Ghazzali class | - | BNS Imam Ghazzali (A516) | 650 tons | This 45 meters long commercial tanker entered service in 1996. It can supply 350 tons of fuel. |
Ship's tender
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (3) | ||||||
MFV 55 | - | BNS MFV 55 | - | |||
MFV 66 | - | BNS MFV 66 | - | |||
Shanket class | - | BNS Shanket | - |
Diving support vessel
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active (1) | ||||||
Shah Jalal class | - | BNS Shah Jalal (A513) | 600 tons | [48] | ||
Under construction (3) | ||||||
- | - | ≥260 tons | General characteristics: 38.9 meters overall length, 4 meters breadth, 4.5 meters depth, maximum speed 15 knots, 2 × 1609 hp caterpillar diesel engines. Based on ACMB project of Turkish shipyard DESAN. [49][50][51][52] |
Tugboats
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (6) | ||||||
- | BNT Khadem (A721) | 1,472 tons | This ship was built by Wuhu Shipyard, China and commissioned 6 May 1984. | |||
Sebak class | - | BNT Sebak (A722) | 400 tons | |||
Damen Stan Tug 3008 | - | 330 tons | These ships were built by Khulna Shipyard with Dutch assistance. They incorporate equipment and materials of South Korean origin. Both Rupsha and Shibsha commissioned 3 October 2004. | |||
Halda class | - | Submarine tug | BNT Halda (A725) BNT Poshur (A726) | - | ||
Future (1) | ||||||
N/A | - | N/A | 800 tons | This ship will built by GRSE, India. Length: 61 metres, wide: 15.80 metres, maximum speed: 13 knots.[53] Most probably the ship is going to replace BNT Khadem. |
Miscellaneous
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
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Active (2) | ||||||
Sahayak class | - | BNS Sahayak (A512) | - | Used as a tender/repair ship since 1978. | ||
Balaban class | - | BNFC Balaban (A731) | 650 tons | This self-propelled floating crane was built by Khulna Shipyard in 1987 and commissioned in 18 May 1988. It has a lift capacity of 70 tons.[54] |
See also
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