BNS Duranta
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | Duranta |
| Builder | Wuhu Shipyard |
| Commissioned | 6 April 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 30 March 2017 |
| In service | 1983-2017 |
| Identification | Pennant number P-8112 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type 024 class missile boat |
| Displacement | 79 tons |
| Length | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Beam | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Draft | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
| Installed power | 4 x Chinese L-12V-180 diesel engines; 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) |
| Propulsion | 4 shafts |
| Speed | 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Range | 520 nmi (960 km; 600 mi) at 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Complement | 17 |
| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × Type 352 Square Tie Surface search radar |
| Armament |
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BNS Duranta was a Type 024 missile boat of the Bangladesh Navy. She was in service from 1983 to 2017.
The ship carried two SY-1 anti-ship missiles. It was also armed with one twin-gun mount for the 25 mm (1 in) Type 61 anti-aircraft gun. For surface search, it had a Type 352 Square Tie radar.[1] It used the Chinese copy of Soviet M50 engine called L-12V-180, which could run the ship at a top speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph).