 BNS Somudra Avijan moored at USCG Alameda station
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| History | |
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 Bangladesh | |
| Name | Somudra Avijan |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyards |
| Launched | 16 November 1968 |
| Acquired | 5 May 2015 |
| Commissioned | 19 March 2016 |
| Homeport | Chattogram |
| Identification |
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| Nickname(s) | BNS SA |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hamilton-class cutter/ patrol frigate |
| Displacement | 3,250 t |
| Length | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Range | 16,000 nmi (30,000 km; 18,000 mi) |
| Endurance | 45 days |
| Complement | 178 (21 officers and 157 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar, MK 92 FCS |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 × Mark 36 SRBOC |
| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm (3 in) gun |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Hangar |
BNS Somudra Avijan is one of the two largest ships of the Bangladesh Navy along with her sister ship BNS Somudra Joy. Although originally a high endurance cutter the Bangladesh Navy reclassified the ship as a frigate. The Bangladesh Navy acquired the ship from the United States under Excess Defense Articles.[1]
- ^ 131107-N-WX059-125. United States Navy. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2015.