The ship was ordered on 2 May 2010. Her launching was done at 23 January 2013. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 6 May 2013.[1] On 29 August 2013, she was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy.[2] She is currently serving under the command of Commodore Commanding BN Khulna (COMKHUL).
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BNS Surma is 50.4 metres (165 ft) long, 7.5 metres (25 ft) wide and 4.1 metres (13 ft) high. The vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). Her complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.
^"Navy gets another patrol craft". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 7 May 2013. from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^"PM inaugurates 3 warships, 2 patrol aircraft". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014.
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surma, 2013, other, ships, with, same, name, surma, surma, padma, class, offshore, patrol, vessel, bangladesh, navy, serving, bangladesh, navy, from, 2013, history, bangladesh, namebns, surma, ordered2, 2010, builderkhulna, shipyard, laid, down5, march, 2011, . For other ships with the same name see BNS Surma BNS Surma is a Padma class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy She is serving the Bangladesh Navy from 2013 History Bangladesh NameBNS Surma Ordered2 May 2010 BuilderKhulna Shipyard Laid down5 March 2011 Launched23 January 2013 Acquired6 May 2013 Commissioned29 August 2013 HomeportKhulna IdentificationPennant number P 313 StatusIn Active Service General characteristics Class and typePadma class offshore patrol vessel Displacement350 tonnes Length50 4 metres 165 ft Beam7 5 metres 25 ft Draught4 1 metres 13 ft Propulsion2 shafts 2 diesels Speed23 knots 43 km h Endurance7 days Boats amp landing craft carried1 x RIB boat Complement45 personnel Armament2 37mm canon 2 20mm AA guns Naval Mines Contents 1 Career 2 Design 3 Armament 4 See also 5 ReferencesCareer editThe ship was ordered on 2 May 2010 Her launching was done at 23 January 2013 She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 6 May 2013 1 On 29 August 2013 she was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy 2 She is currently serving under the command of Commodore Commanding BN Khulna COMKHUL Design editBNS Surma is 50 4 metres 165 ft long 7 5 metres 25 ft wide and 4 1 metres 13 ft high The vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes She has a top speed of 23 knots 43 km h 26 mph Her complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time Armament editThe ship is equipped with a pair of 20 mm anti aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns The vessel can also be equipped with naval mines and MANPADS See also editBNS Padma BNS Aparajeya BNS Adamya BNS Atandra List of active ships of the Bangladesh NavyReferences edit Navy gets another patrol craft Daily Sun Dhaka 7 May 2013 Archived from the original on 24 August 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2016 PM inaugurates 3 warships 2 patrol aircraft Daily Sun Dhaka 30 August 2013 Archived from the original on 24 November 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BNS Surma 2013 amp oldid 1095190481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
