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BIJOY patrol ships (1981-1982/2010)

Bijoy 2015

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
ধলেশ্বরী [Bijoy] (ex-Dumbarton Castle) F35 986 Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK 25.6.1980 3.6.1981 12.3.1982 // 24.9.2010 in service (2020)
ধলেশ্বরী [Dhaleshwari] (ex-Leeds Castle) F36 985 Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK 18.10.1979 29.10.1980 27.10.1981 // 24.9.2010 in service (2020)

 

Displacement standard, t

1350

Displacement full, t

1550

Length, m

75.0 pp 81.0 oa

Breadth, m

11.5

Draught, m

3.60

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Ruston 12-RK 320DM diesels

Power, h. p.

5640

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil 186

Endurance, nm(kts)

10000(12)

Armament

1 x 2 - 37/63 type 76, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, helicopter deck

Electronic equipment

type 1007, Furuno FR-2117 radars

Complement

50 + 20 passengers

Project history: Former RN Castle-class patrol ships.

Modernizations: 2012, Dhaleshwari; 2013, Bijoy: - 1 x 2 - 37/63, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 2 C-704 SSM (4 C-704), 1 x 1 - 76/59 PJ-26, type 360, type 347 radars

Naval service: No significant events.

Dhaleshwari 2013

© Ivan Gogin, 2020