BNS Tista

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Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
NameBNS Tista
Builder Kraljevica Shipyard
Commissioned6 June 1975
Recommissioned1995 (after engine change)
Decommissioned9 November 2022
Refit1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 315
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics [1]
Displacement
  • 190 t (190 long tons) standard
  • 202 t (199 long tons) full load
Length41.0 m (134.5 ft)
Beam6.3 m (21 ft)
Draught2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Propulsion2x MAN V8V 30/38 diesels; 3,300 bhp (2,500 kW)
Speed18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement4 officers, 40 other ranks
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Surface search: Decca 1229; I-band
  • Sonars: OCU 2; hull-mounted: active; high frequency
Armament

BNS Tista was a Kraljevica-class patrol boat in service with the Bangladesh Navy. [1]

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Career

BNS Tista was built as PBR 505, a Type 501 Kraljevica-class patrol boat for the Yugoslav Navy in 1956. [2] The ship along with her sister ship BNS Karnafuli were acquired from Yugoslavia in 1975 [1] and commissioned on 6 June 1975. The ships have undergone upgrades in 1995 to 1998. After serving the Bangladesh Navy for around 47 years, she was decommissioned from service on 9 November, 2022. [3]

Armament

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

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

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