BNS Osman

BNS Osman (F18)
History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Osman
Namesake	Osman Gazi
Builder	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Laid down	1986
Launched	14 July 1987
Acquired	1989
Commissioned	4 November 1989
Decommissioned	2020
In service	1989–2020
Reclassified	053H1/Jianghu-II (Mod.)
Homeport	Chattogram
Identification	Pennant number: F 18
Honours and awards	National Standard of Bangladesh
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Type 053H frigate
Displacement	1,450 standard 1,730 full load
Length	103.2 m (339 ft)
Beam	10.7 m (35 ft)
Propulsion	Two type 12 E 390V diesels; 16,000 hp (m) (11.9MW) sustained 2 shafts
Speed	26 knots
Range	2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	160 (27 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar System: Surface: Square Tie (Type 254); I-band Air & Surface: MX 902 Eye Shield (Type 922-1); G-band Navigation: Fin Curve (Type 352); I-band Fire Control: Wok Won director (Type 752A); Square Tie (Type 254), I-band Echo Type 5 (Hull Mounted)
Electronic warfare & decoys	Watchdog; Radar warning
Armament	2 × Chinese 3.9 in (100 mm) /56 (twin) guns 8 × Chinese 37 mm /63 (6 twin) guns AShM: 2 × 4 C-802 2 × RBU-1200 5-tubed fixed launchers Depth Charge: DCL-003D Mines: Can carry up to 60 Decoys: 2 × loral Hycor SRBOC Mk 36 6-barreled chaff launcher

BNS Osman was a modified Type 053H frigate of the Bangladesh Navy, bought in 1988 from China. She was the first guided missile frigate to enter service with the Bangladesh Navy.^[1] The ship was named Osman I,The First Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.