BNS Meghna

BNS Meghna is a Meghna Class Patrol Vessel of the Bangladesh Navy that joined in 1985.

History
Bangladesh
Name: BNS Meghna
Builder: Vosper Thorneycroft Uniteers (VTU), Tanjong Rhu, Singapore
Launched: 19 January 1984
Homeport: Chattogram
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Meghna Class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 410 full load tons (full load)
Length: 46.5m (152.5ft)
Beam: 7.5m (24.6ft)
Draught: 2m (6.6ft)
Propulsion: 2 Paxman valenta 12CM diesels; 5,000 hp(3.73 MW)sustained; 2 shafts
Speed: 20 knots
Range: 2,000 miles at 16 kt
Complement: 39
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Surface search: Decca 1229; I-band.
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 Selenia NA 18 B optronic system for weapon control.
Armament:
Notes: Pennant number: P 211

Career

BNS Meghna is serving under the command of the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN).

On 10 September 2018, a fishing trawler named Swadhin-3 sunk near the Mongla port in collision with a commercial vessel. 12 fishermen were on board the fishing trawler. BNS Turag responded quickly to rescue 9 fishermen alive. Later BNS Meghna joined the operation along with BNS Nishan to rescue the other three fishermen.[1]

Armament

The ship is armed with a 57mm 70-cal Bofors DP gun that can fire 200 rds/min to 17 km (9.3 n miles) carrying 2.4 kg. shell and a 40mm 70-cal Bofors AA gun firing 300rds/min to 12 km (6.5 n miles) with 0.96 kg.shell. Besides there are two 7.62mm machine guns as secondary weapons.

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See also

References
  1. "বঙ্গোপসাগরে মাছ ধরার ট্রলার ডুবি; ৯ জেলেকে জীবিত উদ্ধার করেছে নৌবাহিনী". ISPR. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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