BNS Dordanda

History
Bangladesh
Name:	BNS Dordanda
Builder:	Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai
Commissioned:	10 November 1988
In service:	1988–present
Identification:	Pennant number: P-8128
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type 021-class missile boat
Displacement:	171 tons standard 205 tons full load
Length:	38.6 m (127 ft)
Beam:	7.6 m (25 ft)
Draught:	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:	3 × 4,000 hp diesel engines Three shafts
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement:	28
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Type 352 Square Tie
Armament:	4 × C-704s 4 × AK-230 (two twin)

BNS Dordanda is a Type 021 missile boat of the Bangladesh Navy. She was commissioned in November 1988.

Design

Powered by three 4,000 hp diesel engines that drive three propellers, Dordanda has a maximum speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). She has a range of 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).^[1]

The ship's armament consists of four C-704 anti-ship missiles and two AK-230 twin 30 mm guns, mounted on the bow and stern. She is equipped with one Type 352 Square Tie radar for surface search.^[1][2][3]

Service

Dordanda was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy on 10 November 1988. She was severely damaged in the cyclone of April 1991. After extensive repairs she returned to active service.^[1] In 2010, the ship was upgraded with modern C-704 replacing old SY-1 missiles as mid-life upgradation.

See also

• Fast attack craft
• List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
• BNS Durdharsha
• BNS Durdanta
• BNS Anirban

References

1. Saunders, Stephen (2007). Jane's Fighting Ships 2007–2008. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7106-2799-5.
2. Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557502629.
3. "Huangfeng Class (Type 021)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 30 June 2015.