BNS Duranta

BNS Duranta is a Type 024 Missile Boat of Bangladesh Navy. The ship is serving Bangladesh Navy from 1983.

Career
BNS Duranta was commissioned on 6 April, 1983. In the cyclone of 1991, the ship was damaged and later on repaired.

Design
The ship carries two SY-1 anti-ship missiles. Besides, it also carries two Type 61 25 mm (II x 2) guns. For surface search, it has a Type 352 Square Tie Radar. It carries the Chinese copy of Soviet M50 engine called L-12V-180 engines which can run the ship at a top speed of 38 kn.