BNS Durdharsha

BNS Durdharsha is a Type 021 Missile Boat of Bangladesh Navy. The ship is serving Bangladesh Navy from 1988.

Career
BNS Durdharsha was commissioned on 10 November, 1988. In the cyclone of 1991, the ship was severely damaged. Later on, by extensive repairing, the ship was brought back to active service. In 2010, the ship was upgraded with modern C-704 replacing old SY-1 missiles as mid-life upgradation.

Design
The ship carries four C-704 anti-ship missiles. Besides, it also carries two 25 mm (II x 2) guns. For surface search, it has a Type 352 Square Tie Radar. It carries the Chinese copy of Soviet M503A engine which can run the ship at a top speed of 35 kn.