.jpg) BNS Bangabandhu steams off the coast of Bangladesh during CARAT 2012 exercise
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| History | |
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 Bangladesh | |
| Name | BNS Bangabandhu |
| Namesake | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Ordered | 1998 |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Republic of Korea |
| Laid down | 12 May 1999 |
| Launched | 29 August 2000 |
| Commissioned | 20 June 2001 |
| Decommissioned | 13 February 2002 |
| Reclassified | Reduced to the reserve on 13 February 2002 |
| Name | BNS Khalid Bin Walid |
| Recommissioned | 13 July 2007 |
| Renamed | BNS Bangabandhu in 2009 |
| Homeport | Chattogram |
| Identification | Pennant number: F 25 |
| Nickname(s) | BNS BB |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modified Ulsan-class frigate |
| Displacement | 2400-2500 tons |
| Length | 103.7 m (340 ft) |
| Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion | CODAD: 4 SEMT-Pielstick 12V PA6V280 STC diesels; 22,501 hp (16.779 MW) sustained; 2 × shafts |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 ×AgustaWestland AW109 SAR Helicopter |
BNS Bangabandhu (Bengali: বানৌজা বঙ্গবন্ধু) is a guided-missile frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She is currently based at Chattogram, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). She is currently the only frigate of the Bangladesh Navy armed with ASW torpedo and gun based CIWS.