BNS Tista

History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Tista
Builder	Kraljevica Shipyard
Commissioned	6 June 1975
Recommissioned	1995 (after engine change)
Decommissioned	9 November 2022
Refit	1995
Identification	Pennant number: P 315
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics [1]
Displacement	190 t (190 long tons) standard 202 t (199 long tons) full load
Length	41.0 m (134.5 ft)
Beam	6.3 m (21 ft)
Draught	2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Propulsion	2x MAN V8V 30/38 diesels; 3,300 bhp (2,500 kW)
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	4 officers, 40 other ranks
Sensors & processing systems	Surface search: 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 Tista was a Kraljevica-class patrol boat that served with the Bangladesh Navy for nearly half a century. ^[1]

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 the former Yugoslavia in 1975 ^[1] and commissioned on 6 June 1975. The ships underwent upgrades from 1995 to 1998. After serving the Bangladesh Navy for around 47 years, BNS Tista 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 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. She was mainly used as an ASW ship.

See also

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

References

1. Baker 1998, p. 41.
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.

Sources

• 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.