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BNS Somudra Avijan moored at USCG Alameda station.
History
Bangladesh
NameSomudra Avijan
BuilderAvondale Shipyards
Launched16 November 1968
Acquired5 May 2015
Commissioned19 March 2016
HomeportChittagong
IdentificationPennant number: F29
Nickname(s)BNS SA
StatusIn Active Service
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass- cutter (Modified)
Displacement3250 tones
Length378 ft (115 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Draught15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range16,000 nautical miles (30,000 km; 18,000 mi)
Endurance45 days
Complement178 personnel (21 officers and 157 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems		AN/SPS-40 air-search radar, MK 92 FCS
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Hangar

BNS Somudra Avijan is one of the largest and the heaviest frigates of the Bangladesh Navy. The Bangladesh Navy acquired the ship from the United States under Excess Defense Articles.[1]

History

From 1969 to 2015 the ship was known as USCGC Rush and served the US Coast Guard as a high endurance cutter. She was decommissioned on 3 February 2015 and was acquired by the Bangladesh under the Foreign Assistance Act as a Excess Defense Article. She was officially handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 5 May 2015.[2]

Career

BNS Somudra Avijan visited the port of Manila, Philippines from 13 to 16 November 2015 on her way to Bangladesh from United States.[3] She also visited Malaysia on her way. The ship arrived at Chittagong, Bangladesh on 28 November 2015.[4][5][6] On 19 March 2016, she was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy.[7]

The ship took part in 15th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS), 2nd Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK), a multinational naval exercise arranged by Indonesian Navy for ASEAN and ASEAN+ nations and International Fleet Review-2016 held at Padang, Indonesia. On her way back, she visited the Port Klang of Malaysia on goodwill visit.[8]

Somudra Avijan, with her sister ship Somudra Joy left Chittagong for India and Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit on 18 September 2016. The ships were at Port Blair, India from 21 to 25 September and at Colombo port, Sri Lanka from 29 September to 4 October. They returned Chittagong on 9 October, 2016.[9]

Photos and videos

  • BNS Somudra Avijan (F29) at the Manila Harbor
    BNS Somudra Avijan (F29) at the Manila Harbor
  • BNS Somudra Avijan (F29) at the Manila Harbor (Video)

See also

References

  1. ^ 131107-N-WX059-125. United States Navy. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. ^ "US hands over second naval ship to Bangladesh". navaltoday.com. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh naval ship arrives for 3-day visit". Tribune.net. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Navy procures warship from USA". The News Today. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "BNS Samudra Avijan reaches Ctg". The Financial Express. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. ^ "New ship for navy arrives from US". The Daily Star. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Navy to get 2 submarines this year: PM". The Daily Sun. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Navy ship leaves for Indonesia". The Daily Sun. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Navy warships leave for India, SL". banglanews24.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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