BNS Jamuna
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BNS Jamuna is a Meghna Class Patrol Vessel of the Bangladesh Navy that joined in 1985.
NameJamuna
Launched19 March 1984
Home portChattogram
BNS Jamuna during undergoing refits at Khulna Shipyard in 2016. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jamuna |
| Builder | Vosper Thorneycroft Uniteers (VTU), Tanjong Rhu, Singapore |
| Launched | 19 March 1984 |
| Home port | Chattogram |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Meghna class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 410 full load tons (full load) |
| Length | 46.5m (152.5ft) |
| Beam | 7.5m (24.6ft) |
| Draught | 2m (6.6ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 Paxman valenta 12CM diesels; 5,000 hp(3.73 MW)sustained; 2 shafts |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Range | 2,000 miles at 16 kt |
| Complement | 39 |
| Sensors & processing systems | Surface search: Decca 1229; I-band. |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Selenia NA 18 B optronic system for weapon control. |
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Career
BNS Jamuna is serving under the command of the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN).
Armament
The ship is armed with a 57mm 70-cal Bofors DP gun that can fire 200 rds/min to 17 km (9.3 n miles) carrying 2.4 kg. shell and a 40mm 70-cal Bofors AA gun firing 300rds/min to 12 km (6.5 n miles) with 0.96 kg.shell.[1] Besides there are two 7.62mm machine guns as secondary weapons.