BNS ''Meghna'' is a Meghna-class patrol vessel of the

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy () is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area from any external threat, the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Ban ...

that joined in 1985.

Career

''BNS Meghna'' is serving under the command of the

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Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). On 10 September 2018, a fishing trawler named ''Swadhin-3'' sunk near the

Mongla port The Port of Mongla is a link seaport, located at Mongla Upazila, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is a sea port of Khulna city, which is located to the north shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest and second busiest seaport of Bangl ...

following a 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

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to rescue the other three fishermen.

Armament

The ship is armed with a 57mm 70-cal Bofors DP gun that can fire 200 rounds per minute to carrying 2.4 kg. shell and a 40mm 70-cal Bofors AA gun firing 300 rounds per minute to with 0.96 kg. shell. Besides that, there are two 7.62mm machine guns as secondary weapons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meghna 1984 ships Ships built in Singapore Patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy

Career

Armament

See also

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