BNS Shapla

History
Bangladesh
Name	Shapla
Builder	Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited
Launched	8 September 1983
Commissioned	27 April 1995
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Displacement	850 long tons (864 t) standard; 890 long tons (904 t) full;
Length	47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts, Ruston 6RKC diesels, 3,040 bhp (2,267 kW)
Speed	14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	5 officers and 23 ratings; (accommodation for 36: 7 officers and 29 ratings);
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm Mark III gun ; 2 × 7.62 mm L44A1 GPMGs;
Notes	Pennant number: M 95

BNS Shapla is a River class minesweeper of the Bangladeshi Navy. Formerly the Royal Navy fleet minesweeper HMS Waveney (M2003). She is serving Bangladeshi Navy from 1995.

History

Bangladesh
Name	Shapla
Builder	Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited
Launched	8 September 1983
Commissioned	27 April 1995
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Displacement	850 long tons (864 t) standard 890 long tons (904 t) full
Length	47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts, Ruston 6RKC diesels, 3,040 bhp (2,267 kW)
Speed	14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	5 officers and 23 ratings (accommodation for 36: 7 officers and 29 ratings)
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm Mark III gun 2 × 7.62 mm L44A1 GPMGs
Notes	Pennant number: M 95