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Naval Industry News - China |
New
Corvette for Bangladesh Navy launched by China Shipbuilding Industry
Corporation |
A new corvette ordered by the Bangladesh Navy was launched on November
30th at the China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Company
(CSOC)'s Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, China. CSOC is part of the part
of the State Shipbuilding Corporation, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
(CSIC). The corvette nammed Shadhinota (meaning "Independent")
with hull number F111 is based on the Chinese Navy Type
056 Corvette (Jiangdao class). |
 The future Bangladesh Navy corvette (based on Type 056 Jiangdao class) Shadhinota launched at the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, China |
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The "Independent" is one of two vessels
ordered from China by Bangladesh.
According to a Chinese MOD statement: This will become the Bangladeshi navy's most advanced warship, and be a real boost to its coastal defence capability. 25 knots sailing speed, anti-radar design, highly adaptable to weather and oceanic conditions, and decked out with powerful weapons. The frigate "Independent" is made to be an all-rounder. "We believe this ship has very good cost performance. It can serve to protect the sovereignty and interests of a country out at sea. It can patrol, escort, protect fishing boats and conduct law enforcement," said Yang Zhigang, president of China Shipbuilding Industry Co.. "We made a new ship form. It's cross-section looks like a deep Vee. Compared to the traditional round bilge hull form, it improves the performance of the ship when there are waves, guaranteeing high sailing speed in unfavorable oceanic condition," said Sun Lianfei, chief designer of China Shipbuilding Industry Co.. Shadhinota retains most of the sensor and weapon systems found on board Chinese Navy Type 056 corvettes: » 4x C-803 (export version of YJ-83) Anti-ship missiles (2 launchers with 2 missiles each) » 1x FL-3000N (export version of AJK-10 / HQ-10) Surface to air missile launcher (8x missiles) » 1x H/PJ-26 76mm main gun (similar to Russian AK-176) » 2x H/PJ-17 30mm dual mode (auto/manual) remote controlled naval turret The Bangladesh Navy corvette however will be fitted with one Type 730 CIWS and two Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers will replace the two triple torpedo launchers |
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