BNS ''Shaheed Mohibullah'' is a inshore 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 ...

. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2023.

Career

The ship was ordered on 20 May 2019. The contract was awarded to

Khulna Shipyard The Khulna Shipyard Limited () is a Bangladeshi state-owned defense contractor based in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is located on of land at Labanchara, Khulna, Bangladesh. It is about 45 km north from the Port of Mongla. The shipyard has the c ...

in Khulna, Bangladesh, where the keel was laid on 2 December 2019. The ship was launched on 27 July 2022. The Ship was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy on 12 July 2023.

Design

''Shaheed Mohibullah'' is long, wide, high. The patrol vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of . The ship's complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.

Armament

The ship is equipped with one Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon and a pair of 12.7 mm CIS 50MGs. ''Shaheed Mohibullah'' can also carry

naval mine A naval mine is a self-contained explosive weapon placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel mine, anti-personnel and other land mines, and unlike purpose launched naval depth charges, they are ...

s and

MANPADS Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters and also used against low-flying cruise missi ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaheed Mohibullah Ships of the Bangladesh Navy Patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy Padma-class Patrol Vessel 2022 ships Ships built at Khulna Shipyard

Career

Design

Armament

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