Padma 1975
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
পদ্মা [Padma] (ex-अक्षय [Akshay]) | P201, late 1990s- P312 | Hooghly, Calcutta, India | 1.1962 // 12.4.1973 | stricken 2013 | |||
সুরমা [Surma] (ex-अजय [Ajay]) | P202, late 1990s- P313 | Hooghly, Calcutta, India | 9.1960 // 26.7.1974 | stricken 2013 |
Displacement standard, t |
120 |
Displacement full, t |
160 |
Length, m |
33.5 pp 35.7 oa |
Breadth, m |
6.10 |
Draught, m |
1.50 |
No of shafts |
3 |
Machinery |
2 12-cyl Paxman YHAXM diesels + 1 Foden FD-6 diesel |
Power, h. p. |
1100 + 100 |
Max speed, kts |
18 / 8 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 23 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
1000(8) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4 |
Electronic equipment |
type 978 radar |
Complement |
35 |
Project history: Former Indian ASW boats of Ford class. ASW equipment was disembarked before transfer.
Modernizations: mid-1980s, Padma: - 1 x 1 - 40/60, 2 x 1 - 20/70, type 978 radar; + 2 x 4 - 20/70 M-75, Decca radar
mid-1980s, Surma: - 2 x 1 - 20/70, type 978 radar; + 1 x 4 - 20/70 M-75, Decca radar
Naval service: No significant events.
Surma 1977
Padma 1997
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