BNS ''Nirbhoy'' was a
Type 037-class submarine chaser of
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 ...
. She served the Bangladesh Navy till 2022.
Career
''BNS Nirbhoy'' was commissioned into Bangladesh Navy on 1 December 1985.
In November 2008, BNS Nirbhoy along with
BNS Abu Bakr and
BNS Madhumati
BNS ''Madhumati'' is a ''Sea Dragon''-class patrol craft of the Bangladesh Navy. This vessel has been serving the Bangladesh Navy since 1998.
Career
''Madhumati'' was built by Hyundai Shipyard, South Korea. She was originally ordered for the Coas ...
intercepted
Myanmar Navy
The Myanmar Navy (; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. With 19,000 active personnel, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counterinsurgency, counte ...
ships in a contested region of the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region.
Many South Asian and Southe ...
where they were supporting exploration of oil and gas fields.
She was decommissioned from the Bangladesh Navy on 19 January 2022.
Electronics
The ship used a Pot Head radar as primary electronics. It was a surface search radar which was effective in performing mine laying operations. For
ASW operations, she used Chinese SJD-3 telescoping high frequency active sonar. Instead of being fixed to the hull, SJD-3 had a telescoping arm, so when not in use, the sonar was stored in the hull and when deployed, the sonar was lowered into water several meter below the hull, thus increasing detection range by avoiding buffeting generated by the hull.
Armament
The primary armaments of the ship were two twin 57mm 70-cal Type 76 DP guns and two twin
25mm 60cal Type 61 guns. Besides these she carried a variety of weapons to perform
ASW missions. The ASW weapons were four
RBU-1200 (Type 81) (5-barrel) ASW rockets, two BMB-2 ASW mortars and two depth charge rails with 20 depth charges.
See also
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List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided missile corvettes, minor surface combatants of various type of Patrol boat, offshore patrol vessels, Patrol boat, coastal patrol ...
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BNS Durjoy
References
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Ships of the Bangladesh Navy
Submarine chasers of Bangladesh Navy