Padma-class patrol vessel


The Padma class is a class of patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy. The ships were constructed at the Khulna Shipyard, through a development program overseen and supported by the CSIC.

History

Under a long-term modernization plan for its armed forces, the Government of Bangladesh decided to order arms from internal contractors. The first step taken was to order warships for the Bangladesh Navy from Khulna Shipyard. Khulna Shipyard signed the construction contract with the Bangladesh Navy on 2 May 2010 and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction on 5 March 2011. The first warship of this class, was launched on 8 October 2012 and commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy on 24 January 2013. The second patrol craft in the class,, was launched on 23 January 2013 and commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy on 29 August 2013. The other three ships, and were handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 15 December 2013. These three ships were commissioned on 23 December 2013.
On 20 May 2019, Directorate General of Defense Purchase ordered further five units of the ships of this class for the Bangladesh Navy. Keel laying of the ships were done on 2 December 2019.

Design

The launch of the indigenous warship paved the way for the Bangladesh Navy to soon deploy its own design. Built at the Khulna Shipyard, the design is an offshore patrol vessel that displaces 350 tonnes. The ships are long, with a beam of and a draught of. The ships can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time. They have a complement of 45 personnel with a top speed of.

Armament

The first batch of ships are equipped with a pair of dual 37 mm naval guns and another pair of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. Second batch of the ships carry one Bofors 40 mm L/60 cannon and a pair of 12.7mm CIS 50MGs. All these ships can lay mines and can carry MANPADs.

Ships in the class

Pennant NumberNameBuilderOrderedLaid DownLaunchedCommissionedStatus
P 312Khulna Shipyard2 May 20105 March 20118 October 201224 January 2013Active
P 313Khulna Shipyard2 May 20105 March 201123 January 201329 August 2013Active
P 261Khulna Shipyard2 May 20105 March 201123 December 2013Active
P 262Khulna Shipyard2 May 20105 March 201123 December 2013Active
P 263Khulna Shipyard2 May 20105 March 201123 December 2013Active
P 411BNS Shaheed DaulatKhulna Shipyard20 May 20192 December 201914 February 202212 July 2023Active
P 412BNS Shaheed FaridKhulna Shipyard20 May 20192 December 201924 June 202212 July 2023Active
P 413BNS Shaheed MohibullahKhulna Shipyard20 May 20192 December 201927 July 202212 July 2023Active
P 414BNS Shaheed AkhtaruddinKhulna Shipyard20 May 20192 December 201924 February 202312 July 2023Active
P 415BNS BishkhaliKhulna Shipyard20 May 20192 December 201930 November 2024Active