BNS Shadhinota

BNS Shadhinota is a Type 056 stealth multirole guided missile corvette of Bangladesh Navy.

Career
BNS Shadhinota was launched at Wuchang Shipyard, China on 30 November, 2014.

Design
The ship is 90 meters long with a displacement of 1300 tonnes. It carries a double diesel engine with distance adjustable tail rotor which can provide enough power for its top speed of more than 25 knots. It has two power station, former and rear and electricity supply works with one of the power station sunk. Compared to the traditional round bilge boat, the ship is designed with V type, having angle bending line at the bottom so that it can sail with high speed in rough sea states.

Armaments
The ship is armed with one H/PJ-26 76 mm main gun at forward and two H/PJ-17 30mm remote controlled gun turret at amidship. As CIWS it carries FL-3000N, the Chinese version of RAM. Anti-ship missiles will be installed in the ship soon.