BNS Karnafuli

History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Karnafuli
Builder	Kraljevica Shipyard
Commissioned	6 June 1975
Recommissioned	1995 (after engine change)
Decommissioned	9 November 2022
Refit	1995
Identification	Pennant number: P 314
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Kraljevica-class patrol boat
Displacement	195 tons standard 245 tons full load
Length	141.4 ft (43.1 m)
Beam	20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Draught	5.7 ft (1.7 m)
Propulsion	2 x MAN V8V 30/38 diesels; 3,300 hp (m) (2.42 MW); 2 x shafts
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	1,500 mi (2,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	44 personnel (4 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	Surface search radar: Decca 1229; I-band Sonars: OCU 2; hull-mounted: active; high frequency
Armament	2 × Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 4 × 20 mm cannon 2 × 128 mm rocket launchers 2 × Mk 6 depth charge launchers, 2 x depth charge racks

BNS Karnafuli was a Kraljevica-class ASW patrol boat in service with the Bangladesh Navy for nearly half a century.

Armament

The ship was armed with two Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns and four 20 mm cannon. It also carried two 128 mm rocket launchers and two racks for Mk 6 Projectors for ASW operations. She was mainly used as an anti-submarine warfare ship in Bangladesh Navy.

Career

The ship along with her sister ship BNS Tista were acquired from the former Yugoslavia in 1975 ^[1] and commissioned on 6 June 1975. BNS Karnafuli was reduced to reserve in 1988 but was re-engined in 1995 and returned to active service. After serving the Bangladesh Navy for around 47 years, she was decommissioned from service on 9 November 2022. ^[2]

See also

• List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy
• BNS Tista

Citations

1. Gardiner and Chumbley 1998, p. 647.
2. বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী জাহাজ তিস্তা ও কর্ণফুলী এর ডি-কমিশনিং অনুষ্ঠিত. ISPR . 9 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

References

• Baker, III, A. D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Naval Institute Press. ISBN   1-55750-111-4.
• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen (1995). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Naval Institute Press. ISBN   1-55750-132-7.