BNS Barkat

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History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Barkat
Commissioned	9 April 1996
Homeport	Chittagong
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Haizhui-class submarine chaser
Displacement	170 tonnes
Length	41 m (135 ft)
Beam	5.3 m (17 ft)
Draft	1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Chinese L-12V-180A diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 4 × shafts
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	750 mi (1,210 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	43
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Pot Head surface search radar 1 × high frequency hull mounted active sonar
Armament	2 × Type 76A twin 37 mm gun 2 × Type 69 twin 14.5 mm heavy machine guns 1 × RBU-1200 Anti-submarine Rocket launcher 2 × anti-submarine mortars with 8 depth charges 10 × mines
Notes	Pennant Number: P 711

BNS Barkat is a Haizhui-class submarine chaser of Bangladesh Navy. She is serving Bangladesh Navy from 1996.

Career[]

BNS Barkat was commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 9 April 1996. She is currently based at Chittagong.

Electronics[]

The ship uses a Pot Head radar as primary electronics and for surface search purpose. This radar is effective in performing mine laying operations also. For ASW operations, she uses a high frequency hull mounted active sonar.

Armament[]

The ship is armed with two Type 69 twin 14.5 mm heavy machine guns and two Type 76A twin 37 mm naval gun. This Type 76A gun can be used as CIWS also. For ASW operations, it uses a variety of weapons like one RBU-1200 Anti-submarine Rocket launchers and two anti-submarine mortars with 8 depth charges. Besides, this ship can lay up to 10 Naval mines.

See also[]

• List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy

References[]