BNS Aparajeya

History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Aparajeya
Ordered	2 May 2010
Builder	Khulna Shipyard
Laid down	5 March 2011
Acquired	15 December 2013
Commissioned	23 December 2013
Homeport	Khulna
Identification	Pennant number: P 261
Status	In Active Service
General characteristics
Class and type	Padma-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	350 tonnes
Length	50.4 metres (165 ft)
Beam	7.5 metres (25 ft)
Draught	4.1 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion	4 shafts, 2 diesels
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h)
Endurance	7 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 x RIB boat
Capacity	Officers cabin- 04 (including Commanding Officer) Sailor's Cabin- 04
Complement	45 personnel
Armament	2 × 37mm canon ; 2 × 20mm AA guns ; Naval Mines ;

Last updated June 27, 2022

BNS Aparajeya is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2013.

Career

The ship was ordered on 2 May 2010. The contract was awarded to Khulna Shipyard in Khulna, Bangladesh, where the keel was laid in 2011. The ship was launched on 23 June 2013^[2] and commissioned on 23 December 2013.^[1] She is currently serving under the command of Commander Bangladesh Navy Flotilla (COMBAN)'at Chittagong'.

Design

BNS Aparajeya is 50.4 metres (165 ft) long, 7.5 metres (25 ft) wide, 4.1 metres (13 ft) high. It has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h). Its complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.

Armament

The ship is equipped with a pair of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns. It can also be armed with naval mines and MANPADS.

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References

1 2 "4 warships including Somoudra Joy commissioned". bdnews24.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
↑ Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2014). Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015. Coulsdon, UK: IHS Jane's. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7106-3101-5.

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[bdn-1] 1 2 "4 warships including Somoudra Joy commissioned". bdnews24.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[2] Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2014). Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015. Coulsdon, UK: IHS Jane's. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7106-3101-5.

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