BNSOsman
BNS Osman (F18)
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Bangladesh | |
Name | BNSOsman |
Namesake | Osman Gazi |
Builder | Hudong Shipyard,Shanghai |
Laid down | 1986 |
Launched | 14 July 1987 |
Acquired | 1989 |
Commissioned | 4 November 1989 |
Decommissioned | 2020 |
In service | 1989–2020 |
Reclassified | 053H1/Jianghu-II (Mod.) |
Homeport | Chattogram |
Identification | Pennant number: F 18 |
Honours and awards | National Standard of Bangladesh |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | ModifiedType 053H frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 103.2 m (339 ft) |
Beam | 10.7 m (35 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 26 knots |
Range | 2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 160 (27 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Watchdog; Radar warning |
Armament |
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BNSOsmanwas a modifiedType 053Hfrigateof theBangladesh Navy,bought in 1988 fromChina.She was the firstguided missile frigateto enter service with the Bangladesh Navy.[1]The ship was namedOsman I,The FirstSultanof theOttoman Empire.
Design
[edit]Powered by two 8,000horsepower(6,000 kW) type 12 E 390Vdiesel enginesthat drive twopropellers,Osmanhad a maximum speed of 26knots(48 km/h; 30 mph). She had a range of 2,700nautical miles(5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[2]
Armament
[edit]The ship's primary armament consisted of eightC-802anti-ship missiles.Her secondary armament consisted of twotwin 100mm guns,mounted on the bow and stern.Anti-aircraftarmament consisted of fourtwin 37mm guns.Foranti-submarine warfare,she was equipped with two RBU-1200 anti-submarine rocket launchers and two BMB-2depth chargemortars. She could carry up to 60mines.[2]
Electronics
[edit]Osmanwas equipped with one MX 902 radar for air and surface search and oneType 352 Square Tieradar for surface search and fire control.[2]One Type 352 radar was present for navigational purpose. I band Type 752A and Type 254 radar was present on the ship as fire control radar for different weapons. An Echo Type 5 hull mounted sonar was there for underwater detection.
History
[edit]TheType 053H1 FrigateOsmanwas previously known asXiangtan,which served withPeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)inSouth Sea Fleet.The ship wascommissionedin PLAN on 20 December 1987. In PLAN service, this ship participated in theJohnson South Reef Skirmishagainst theVietnamese Navyon 14 March 1988 and sank the Vietnamese transport shipHQ-605.In 1989 the ship was sold to theBangladesh Navy.She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy asOsmanon 4 November 1989. She is the first guided missile frigate to enter in service with the Bangladesh Navy.
Career
[edit]Osmanwas based atChattogram,serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 250 personnel served aboardOsman,with most living on board. She was the first frigate of Bangladesh Navy who test fired C-802A missile in Bay of Bengal on 12 May 2008, which successfully hit the target.[3]The ship had gone through major upgrades which included replacement of propulsion system, new missile launching platforms and an addition of a combat data link.
Osmanwas deployed toLebanonwith theUNmissionUnited Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)from 17 May 2010 to 14 June 2014.[4]She returned to Bangladesh on 11 August 2014. On her way, she visited thePort of SalalahandPort Sultan QaboosofOman,Port of ColomboofSri LankaandMumbaiandChennai PortofIndiaon a goodwill mission.[5]
On 11 October 2014,Osmanwas awarded the title ofNational Standardin recognition of the ship's quarter century of outstanding service in the Bangladesh Navy at home and abroad.[6]
After serving the Bangladesh Navy for around 31 years, the ship was decommissioned in 2020. Later on, she was scrapped.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"History of Bangladesh Navy".Join Bangladesh Navy.
- ^abcSaunders, Stephen (2013).Jane's Fighting Ships 2013–2014.Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's. p. 52.ISBN978-0-7106-3048-3.
- ^"Bangladesh Navy Tests Chinese Anti-Ship Missile".The Daily Star.13 May 2008.Retrieved31 August2021.
- ^"Bangladesh navy begins operation in Lebanon".The Daily Star.BSS. 18 May 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2014.Retrieved13 May2014.
- ^"Oman, Bangladesh Discuss Naval Ties".9 July 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2017.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^"BNS Osman gets 'National Standard' award".banglanews24.11 October 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2014.