BNS Padma

BNS Padma is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is the first ever indigenous Bangladeshi-built offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The ship was built by Khulna Shipyard, overseen and supported by the CSIC

Design
BNS Padma is 50.4 meters long, 7.5 meters wide, 4.1 meters high and displaces 350 tonnes. The ship is equipped with two pairs of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns. She has a top speed of 23 knots and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.

Mission
BNS Padma operates under the command of Commodore Commanding Khulna. The ship has a primary mission of protecting both the fishing fleets and the oil and gas fields and other Economic Zones. In addition, the ship has limited capability in an anti-submarine role.