The US Coast Guard Whec-725 Jarvis Cutter Transferred to Bangladesh navy and converted its status into guide missile frigate. The ship weaponry are equipped with an air search radar, guided missiles as well as ASW capability.
BNS Somudra Joy (F-28) Firepower
- Type: Guided Missile Frigate
- Displacement: 3,250 tons
- Length: 115 m
- Beam: 13 m
- Draft: 4.6 m
- Propulsion: Two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines
- Speed: 29 knots (54 km/h)
- Range: 14,000 mi (22,531 km)
- Endurance: 45 days
- Complement: 178 personnel
- Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPS-40 air-search radar, MK 92 FCS
Armament:- 2 x 4 C-802A AShM;
- 1 x FM-90N 8-cell SAM launcher
- 1 x H/PJ-26 76 mm main gun, forward
- 2 x Type 730B 6-barrel 30 mmCIWS;
- 2 x 3 324 mm B-515 tubes -Whitehead A244S;
- 2 x 6 Super Barricade chaff launchers
Source:
1. http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/former-coast-guard-cutter-jarvis-transferred-to-growing-bangladesh-navy/
2. http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/05/30/Bangladesh-gets-its-first-Hamilton-class-cutter/UPI-70901369886580/
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