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BNS Padma (1973)

For other ships with the same name, see BNS Padma and INS Akshay.

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History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Padma
Builder	Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited, Kolkata
Acquired	12 April 1973
Identification	Pennant number: P 312
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Ajay-class patrol vessel
Displacement	120 tons (standard) 151 tons (full)
Length	35.7 m (117 ft 2 in)
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 Paxman YHAXM diesel engine 1,000 hp (750 kW) 2 Shafts
Complement	35 personnel
Armament	1 x Bofors 40 mm gun 4 x GIAT 20 mm F2 AA gun

BNS Padma was a Ajay-class patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She was gifted by the Indian Navy in 1973. The ship was commissioned by the Bangladesh Navy on 12 April 1973.^[1]

• List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy
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