BNS Sagar

BNS Sagar is a Type 010 minesweeper of the Bangladeshi Navy. She has served in the Bangladeshi Navy since 1995.

History
Bangladesh
Class and type: Type 010 minesweeper
Name: BNS Sagar
Commissioned: 27 April 1995
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Displacement:
  • 520 tonnes (standard)
  • 590 tonnes (full load)
Length: 196 ft 8 in (59.94 m)
Beam: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × PCR/Kolomna Type 9-D-8 diesels
  • 2,000 hp (1,491 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement: 70 (10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Type 756 I-Band Surface Search radar
  • Sonar: Celcius Tech CMAS 36/39 active high frequency mine detection sonar
Armament:
Notes: Pennant Number: M 91

Career

Bangladesh government ordered it from China in 1993. First of class handed over 18 December 1994.[1] BNS Sagar was commissioned in the Bangladesh Navy on 27 April 1995. She is currently being used as a patrol ship.

She went through an upgrade program in 1998 in which her Tamir II hull mounted active search and attack sonar was replaced by Celsius Tech CMAS36/29 mine detection sonar.

BNS Sagar took part in the rescue operation of the sunken fishing vessel FV Bandhan in Chittagong on 28 November 2014.[2]

Armament

The ship carries two Type 76 twin 37 mm naval guns of 63 cal. which can be used in both anti-surface and anti-air role. She also carries two Type 61 25mm AAA guns which can fire at a rate of 70-300rpm with a 2.3 km range. Two twin 14.5 machine guns are also carried. For the anti-submarine role, she carries two BMB-2 projectors with 20 depth charges. She can also carry 12-16 mines.

See also

References
  1. "BNS Sagar - Mine Sweeper (MSO)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. "Navy divers locate sunken vessel in Bay". thedailystar.net. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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