BNS Shapla
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| History | |
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 Bangladesh | |
| Class and type | River-class minesweeper |
| Name | BNS Shapla |
| Builder | Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited |
| Commissioned | 27 April 1995 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 47 m (154 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Ruston 6RKC diesels, 3,040 bhp (2,267 kW) |
| Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Pennant Number: M 95 |
BNS Shapla is a River class minesweeper of the Bangladeshi Navy. She is serving Bangladeshi Navy from 1995.
History[]
This ship served in Royal Navy as HMS Waveney (M2003). She was commissioned on 12 July 1984. She was assigned to the South Wales Division of Royal Navy Reserve. She was withdrawn from service in 1993. In 1995, she was sold to Bangladesh.
Career[]
BNS Shapla was commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 27 April 1995. She is currently being used as a patrol ship
Armament[]
The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm Mark III gun which can be used in both anti-surface and anti-air role. She also carries two L44A1 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns.
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Ships of the Bangladesh Navy
- Minesweepers of the Bangladesh Navy