BNS Atandra
| History | |
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 Bangladesh
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| Name: | BNS Atandra |
| Builder: | Khulna Shipyard |
| Acquired: | 15 December 2013 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 2013 |
| Homeport: | Khulna |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P 263 |
| Status: | In Active Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Padma-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 350 tonnes |
| Length: | 165.35 ft (50.40 m) |
| Beam: | 24.61 ft (7.50 m) |
| Draught: | 13.45 ft (4.10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 diesels |
| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 7 days |
| Complement: | 45 personnel |
| Armament: |
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BNS Atandra is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy from 2013.
The ship was ordered on 2 May 2010. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 15 December 2013. On 23 December 2013, she was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy.
Due to inclement weather in the Bay of Bengal, a fishing boat containing 11 fishermen sunk near Sonadia, Cox's Bazar. BNS Atandta rushed there and rescued 9 fishermen and the sunken boat.
BNS Atandra is 50.4 metres (165 ft) long, 7.5 metres (25 ft) wide and 4.1 metres (13 ft) high. The patrol vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h). The complement is 45 persons and the ship can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.
The ship is equipped with a pair of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns. In addition it carries naval mines and MANPADS.
BNS Atandra is operated under the command of Commanding Commodore BN Khulna (COMKHUL). The ship has a primary mission of protecting both the fishing fleets and the oil and gas fields and other Economic Zones.
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