# List of active Bangladesh Navy ships

The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided missile corvettes, minor surface combatants of various type of offshore patrol vessels, coastal patrol boats, missile boats, minesweepers, auxiliaries, amphibious landing craft and rapid response boats.
Bangladesh Navy vessels use the prefix BNS, standing for Bangladesh Navy Ship.

## Submarines

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (2) |||||||
| Type 035G (Ming class) | | Attack submarine | BNS Nabajatra (S161) BNS Joyjatra (S162) | China | 2,110 tons | The submarines were commissioned on 12 March 2017. |

## Surface fleet
### Frigates

| Class | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (7) |||||||
| Ulsan class (Modified) | Guided missile frigate | BNS Khalid Bin Walid (F25) | South Korea | 2,500 tons | The only frigate of the Bangladesh Navy which is armed with ASW torpedo and gun based CIWS. |
| Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II) class | Guided missile frigate | BNS Umar Farooq (F16)BNS Abu Ubaidah (F19) | China | 2,393 tons | |
| Type 053H2 (Jianghu-III) class | Guided missile frigate | BNS Abu Bakr (F15)BNS Ali Haider (F17) | China | 2,000 tons | |
| Hamilton class | High endurance cutter | BNS Somudra Joy (F28)BNS Somudra Avijan (F29) | United States | 3,250 tons | |

### Corvettes

| Class | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (6) |||||||
| Type 056 Shadhinota class | Stealth guided missile corvette | BNS Shadhinota (F111)BNS Prottoy (F112)BNS Shongram (F113)BNS Prottasha (F114) | China | 1,330 tons | Customized C-13B variant of the Bangladesh Navy which lacks ASW torpedo and sonar. |
| Castle class | Guided missile corvette | BNS Bijoy (F35)BNS Dhaleshwari (F36) | United Kingdom | 1,430 tons | The Bangladesh Navy upgraded Castle-class patrol vessels with more armaments and sensors. |

### Offshore patrol vessels

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (5) |||||||
| Island class | | Offshore patrol vessel | BNS Sangu (P713)BNS Turag (P714)BNS Kapatakhaya (P912)BNS Karatoa (P913)BNS Gomati (P914) | United Kingdom | 1,280 tons | |

### Large patrol crafts

| Class | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (4) |||||||
| Durjoy class | Large patrol craft | BNS Durjoy (P811)BNS Nirmul (P813)BNS Durgam (P814)BNS Nishan (P815) | China Bangladesh | 648 tons | First two were built by Wuchang Shipyard as surface warfare ships armed with anti-ship missiles. Last two were built by Khulna Shipyard with Chinese technical assistance as anti-submarine warfare vessels armed with ASW torpedoes. |
| Sea Dragon class | Large patrol craft | BNS Madhumati (P911) | South Korea | 635 tons | |

### Coastal patrol crafts

| Class | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (12) |||||||
| Padma class | Coastal patrol craft | BNS Padma (P312)BNS Surma (P313)BNS Aparajeya (P261)BNS Adamya (P262)BNS Atandra (P263) BNS Shaheed Daulat (P411) BNS Shaheed Farid (P412) BNS Shaheed Mohibullah (P413) BNS Shaheed Akhtaruddin (P414) BNS Bishkhali (P415) | Bangladesh | 350 tons | These patrol crafts were built by Khulna Shipyard. |
| Meghna class | Coastal patrol craft | BNS Meghna (P211)BNS Jamuna (P212) | Singapore | 410 tons | |

### Fast attack crafts

| Class | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Missile boat (4) |||||||
| Type 021-class missile boat | Missile boat | BNS Durdharsha (P8125) BNS Durdanto (P8126) BNS Durdondo (P8128) BNS Anirban (P8131) | China | 205 tons | Armed with C-704 anti-ship missile. |
| Anti-submarine warfare vessel (1) |||||||
| Haizhui-class submarine chaser | Submarine chaser | BNS Barkat (P711) | China | 170 tons | A larger version of Shanghai II class. |
| Gunboat (5) |||||||
| Type 021-class gun boat | Gunboat | BNS Salam (P712) | China | 205 tons | |
| Chamsuri class | Gunboat | BNS Titash (P1011)BNS Kusiyara (P1012)BNS Chitra (P1013)BNS Dhansiri (P1014) | South Korea | 143 tons | BNS Chitra is being used as training ship. |

### Mine countermeasure vessels

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement |
| Active (5) |||||||
| River class | | Minesweeper | BNS Shapla (M95)BNS Shaikat (M96)BNS Surovi (M97)BNS Shaibal (M98) | United Kingdom | 904 tons |
| Type 010 | - | Minesweeper | BNS Sagar (M91) | China | 569 tons |

### High speed boats

| Class | Type | Quantity | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| X12 Fast patrol craft | High-speed patrol boat | 8 | Bangladesh Indonesia | 10.78 tons | The boats are being built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited under licence from PT Lundin Indonesia. 8 of 18 vessels are commissioned with Bangladesh Navy. These 11.7 meters long boats are armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun mount on cabin top and two additional gun mounts on the after deck. |
| Metal Shark Boats | Rapid response boat | 6 | United States | - | Used by Special Warfare Diving and Salvage. |
| Defender-class boat | Rapid response boat | 16 | United States | 8.5 tons | |

## Amphibious warfare fleet
### Landing craft utility (LCU)

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (9) |||||||
| Dolphin class | | Landing craft utility | BNS Dolphin BNS Timi BNS Tuna BNS Penguin | Bangladesh | - | Built by Khulna Shipyard. Commissioned on 12 July 2023. |
| Swandwip class | - | Landing craft utility | BNS Swandwip (L903)BNS Hatiya (L904) | Bangladesh | - | These 42 meters long Landing Craft Utilities were built by Khulna Shipyard and commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 6 September 2015. Each one is capable of carrying 415 tons of cargo. |
| LCU 1512 class | - | Landing craft utility | BNS Shah Poran (L901) BNS Shah Makhdum (L902) | United States | 375 tons | These 41.1 meters long Landing Craft Utilities can carry 170 tons of cargo. Both were commissioned on 16 may 1992. |
| Shah Amanat class | - | Landing craft utility | BNS Shah Amanat (L900) | Denmark | 366 tons | This 47-metre (154 ft 2 in) long Landing Craft Utility can carry 150 tons of cargo. It entered service in 1990. |

### Landing craft tank (LCT)

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (2) |||||||
| LCT | | Landing craft tank | BN LCT 103(A586)BN LCT 105(A588) | Bangladesh | - | These 25.6 meters long landing craft tanks were built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, Narayanganj and commissioned in Bangladesh Navy on 6 September 2015. |

### Landing craft mechanized (LCM)

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (4) |||||||
| Yuch'in class | - | Landing craft mechanized | BNS LCM 101(A583)BNS LCM 102(A584)BNS LCM 103(A585)BNS LCM 104(A587) | China | 85 tons | These 25 meters long vessels were received between 4 May-1 July 1986. |

### Landing craft vehicle & personnel (LCVP)

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (3) |||||||
| L1011 class | - | Landing craft vehicle personnel | BNS L1011BNS L1012BNS L1013 | Bangladesh | 83 tons | These LCVPs have a length of 21.3 meters. LCVP-011 and LCVP-012 were built by Khulna Shipyard. LCVP-013 was built by Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, Narayanganj. |

## Auxiliary vessels
### Floating drydock

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (1) |||||||
| Sundarban class | | Floating drydock | BNFD Sundarban (A711) | Yugoslavia | 3,500 tons | This floating drydock was acquired from Yugoslavia on 15 August 1980. It was built by Tito Shipyard, Trogir, Yugoslavia. It has a length of 117 meters and 27.6 meters wide. It has the lift capacity of 3,500 tons. |

### Research and survey ships

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (4) |||||||
| Roebuck class | | Hydrographic survey ship | BNS Anushandhan (H584) | United Kingdom | 1,477 tons | |
| Darshak class | - | Hydrographic survey ship | BNS Darshak (H581) BNS Tallashi (H582) | Bangladesh | - | These survey ships were built by Khulna Shipyard and commissioned on 5 November 2020. General characteristics: 32.78 m length, 8.40 m breadth and 3.17 m draught with 2 × 600 hp engines. |
| Agradoot class | - | Hydrographic survey ship | BNS Agradoot (H583) | Bangladesh | - | This 45 meters long coastal survey ship was acquired in 1996 from commercial service and commissioned in 1998. It was upgraded with Sophisticated EA400 single-beam echo sounders in 2010. |
| Upcoming (2) |||||||
| Jarip boat | - | Survey boat | BNS JB-01 BNS JB-02 | Bangladesh | - | These survey ships were built by Khulna Shipyard and launched on 14 May 2020. They are under sea trial. General characteristics: 14.7 m length, 5.1 m breadth and 1.5 m draught with 2 × 300 hp engines. |

### Replenishment ships

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (2) |||||||
| Khan Jahan Ali class | | Fleet tanker | BNS Khan Jahan Ali (A515) | Bangladesh | 2,774 tons | This 80 meters long ship was built by Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Limited and commissioned on 6 September 2015. It can supply 2,400 tons of diesel and 120 tons of aviation fuel. |
| Imam Ghazzali class | - | Fleet tanker | BNS Imam Ghazzali (A516) | Bangladesh | 650 tons | This 45 meters long commercial tanker entered service in 1996. It can supply 350 tons of fuel. |

### Ship's tender

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement |
| Active (3) |||||||
| MFV 55 | - | Fleet tender | BNS MFV 55 | Bangladesh | - |
| MFV 66 | - | Fleet tender | BNS MFV 66 | Bangladesh | - |
| Shanket class | - | Harbour tender | BNS Shanket | Bangladesh | - |

### Diving support vessel

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (1) |||||||
| Shah Jalal class | - | Fleet diving & salvage tender | BNS Shah Jalal (A513) | Bangladesh | 600 tons | |
| Under construction (3) |||||||
| - | | Diving support vessel | - | Bangladesh | ≥260 tons | General characteristics: 38.9 meters overall length, 4 meters breadth, 4.5 meters depth, maximum speed 15 knots, 2 × 1609 hp caterpillar diesel engines. Based on ACMB project of Turkish shipyard DESAN. |

### Tugboats

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (6) |||||||
| Type 837 | - | Fleet ocean tug | BNT Khadem (A721) | China | 1,472 tons | This ship was built by Wuhu Shipyard, China and commissioned 6 May 1984. |
| Sebak class | - | Fleet coastal tug | BNT Sebak (A722) | Bangladesh | 400 tons | |
| Damen Stan Tug 3008 | - | Fleet coastal tug | BNT Rupsha (A723)BNT Shibsha (A724) | Bangladesh Netherlands | 330 tons | These ships were built by Khulna Shipyard with Dutch assistance. They incorporate equipment and materials of South Korean origin. Both Rupsha and Shibsha commissioned 3 October 2004. |
| Halda class | - | Submarine tug | BNT Halda (A725)BNT Poshur (A726) | Bangladesh | - | These ships were built by Khulna Shipyard and commissioned on 8 November 2017. |
| Future (1) |||||||
| N/A | - | Fleet ocean tug | N/A | India | 800 tons | This ship will built by GRSE, India. Length: 61 metres, wide: 15.80 metres, maximum speed: 13 knots. Most probably the ship is going to replace BNT Khadem. |

### Miscellaneous

| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement | Note |
| Active (2) |||||||
| Sahayak class | - | Repair ship | BNS Sahayak (A512) | Bangladesh | - | Used as a tender/repair ship since 1978. |
| Balaban class | - | Floating crane | BNFC Balaban (A731) | Bangladesh | 650 tons | This self-propelled floating crane was built by Khulna Shipyard in 1987 and commissioned in 18 May 1988. It has a lift capacity of 70 tons. |