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The Bangladesh Navy has a strength of 10,900 (940 officers) (1997 estimate). It is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, but it is paying to have an ULSAN class frigate built in South Korea.

History


The Bangladesh Navy was forged in times of war. In 1971, with West Pakistan imposing a military rule in East Pakistan, the Bangladesh Liberation War was truly underway. Many East Pakistani Naval sailors and officers defected to form the Bangladesh Navy. On 9 November 1971, the first naval fleet 'Bangabandhu Naubohar' consisting of six small ships was inaugurated. Initially, there were two ships and 45 navy personnel. These ships tried to carry out raids on the Pakistani fleet but both the ships were mistakenly hit and sunk by Indian fighter planes on December 10 1971, when they were about to launch a major attack on Mongla seaport. According to official figures from Bangladesh, a total of 334 naval freedom fighters were involved with the fledgling navy with 22 becoming martyrs. [http://www.bangladeshnavy.org/liber.html These sailors aided the Indian troops immensely as well as carrying out their own daring raids on Pakistani troops, mainly Operation Jackpot.

In 2006, there was a rumor that Pakistan Navy would donate its two used submarines to Bangladesh However, the Bangladesh Government categorically denied any such agreement.[http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=145891

Organization/Formation


  • Chief of Naval Staff – Rear Admiral M Hassan Ali Khan, (C), ndc, psc, BN
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) – Commodore Bazlur Rahman, (MCD), ndc, psc, BN
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics) – Commodore M Imam Hossain, (C), ndc, psc, BN
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Material) – Commodore S H Kalimullah, (E), psc, BN
  • Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) – Commodore M Atiqur Rahman, (G), psc, BN
  • Director General Coast Guard – Rear Admiral S. J. Nizam, (C), ndu, psc, BN
  • Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT) - Commodore M Farooque, (E), psc, BN
  • Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN) - Commodore M Nasir, (N), ncc, psc, BN

  • Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL) - Commodore Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, (C), psc, BN
  • Commodore Superintendent Docyard (CSD) - Commodore A S M A Baten, (E),psc, BN
  • The Naval Administrative Auithority Dhaka (Admin Dhaka)- Commodore M Emdadul Haque, (S), ndc, psc, BN
Bangladesh Navy Ships/Equipment

Frigates

Name Number Class Type

Osman F18 Ex Chinese Jianghu I 053 HL

Umar Faruq F16 Ex British Salisbury 61

Abu Bakr F15 Ex British Leopard 61

Ali Haider F17 Leopard 41

Fast Attack Craft (Missile)

Name Number Class Type

Durdasha P 8125 Chinese Huangfen 021

Durdasha P 8126 Chinese Huangfen 021

Durdasha P 8127 Chinese Huangfen 021

Durdasha P 8128 Chinese Huangfen 021

Anirban P 81231 Chinese Huangfen 021

Durbar P 8111 Chinese Hegu 024

Duranta P 8112 Chinese Hegu 024

Durvedya P 8113 Chinese Hegu 024

Durdam P 8114 Chinese Hegu 024

Utpal P 8141 Chinese Hegu 024

Fast Attack Craft (Torpedo)

Name Number Class Type

TB 35 T 8235 Chinese Huchuan 026

TB 36 T 8236 Chinese Huchuan 026

TB 37 T 8237 Chinese Huchuan 026

TB 38 T 8238 Chinese Huchuan 026

TB 1 T8221 Chinese P4 123K

TB 2 T8222 Chinese P4 123K

TB 3 T8223 Chinese P4 123K

TB 4 T8224 Chinese P4 123K

Fast Attack Craft (Patrol)

Name Number Class Type

Nirbhoy P 812 Chinese Hainan Durjoy

Karnaphuli P 314 Ex Yugoslav Kraljenih Karnaphuli

Tista P 315 Ex Yugoslav Kraljenih Karnaphuli

Coastal Patrol Craft

Name Number Class Type

Padma P 312 Ex Indian Akshay

Surma P 313 Ex Indian Akshay

Barkat P 711 Haizhui 062/1

Meghana P 211 Meghana

Jamuna P 212 Meghana

Bishkhali P 311 River

Fast Attack Craft (Gun)

Name Number Class Type

Shaheed Daulat P 411 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Shaheed Farid P 412 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Shahhed Mohibullah P 413 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Shaheed Akhtaruddin P 414 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Tawheed P 611 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Tawfiq P 612 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Tamjeed P 613 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Tanveer P 614 Shaheed Ex-Chinese Shanghai II 062

Riverine Patrol Craft

Name Number Class Type

Pabna P 111 Pabna

Noakhali P 112 Pabna

Patuakhali P 113 Pabna

Rangamati P 114 Pabna

Bogra P 115 Pabna

Training Ship

Name Number Class Type

Shaheed Ruhul Amin A 511 Island

Minesweepers

Name Number Class Type

Shapla M 95 Shapla

Shaikat M 96 Shapla

Surovi M 97 Shapla

Shaibal M 98 Shapla

Sagar M 91 Sagar T 43

Auxiliaries

Name Number Class Type

Khan Jahan Ali A 515 Tanker

Shahayak A 512 Repair ship

Shah Jalal A 512 Tender

Shanket Harbor Tender

Shah Amanat L 900 Landing Craft Logistic

Shah Paran L 901 LCU 1646 LCU

Shah Makdum L 902 LCU 1646 LCU

Darshak A 581 Yuch’in 068/069 LCU/LCP

Tallashi A 582 Yuch'in 068/069 LCU/LCP

Ranks in the Navy


  1. Sub-Lieutenant
  2. Lieutenant
  3. Lieutenant Commander
  4. Commander
  5. Captain
  6. Commodore
  7. Rear Admiral
  8. Vice Admiral
  9. Admiral
  10. Admiral of the Fleet

External links


Navies | Military of Bangladesh

 

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