BNS Shaibal
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | Shaibal |
| Builder | Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited |
| Launched | 16 May 1984 |
| Commissioned | 27 April 1995 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
|
| 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 (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement |
|
| Armament | |
| Notes | Pennant number: M 98 |
BNS Shaibal , formerly HMS Helford , is a River-class minesweeper of the Bangladeshi Navy. She is serving Bangladeshi Navy from 1995.
History[edit]
This ship served in Royal Navy as HMS Helford (M2006). She was commissioned on 7 June 1985. She was assigned to the Northern Ireland Division of Royal Navy Reserve. She was withdrawn from service in 1993. In 1995, she was sold to Bangladesh.
Career[edit]
BNS Shaibal was commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 27 April 1995. She is currently being used as a patrol ship.
In March 1997, she was equipped with hydro-graphic survey equipments to serve as a survey vessel although mine countermeasure capability was retained.
Armament[edit]
The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm Mark III gun which can be used in both anti-surface and anti-air role. She also carries two L44A1 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns.[1]
See also[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Saunders, p. 49
Bibliography[edit]
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.