BNS Madhumati OPV
| Career (Bangladesh) |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Sea Dragon Class |
| Name: | BNS Madhumati |
| Ordered: | 1995 |
| Builder: | Hyundai, Ulsan, Republic of Korea |
| Launched: | August 31, 1997 |
| Commissioned: | February 18, 1998 |
| In service: | 1998-Present |
| Homeport: | Chittagong |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 635 tones |
| Length: | 60.8m |
| Beam: | 8m |
| Draught: | 2.7m |
| Propulsion: | 2 x SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6 diesels; 9,600 hp(m) (7.08 MW) sustained; 2 x shafts |
| Speed: | 24 kt |
| Range: | 6,000 n miles at 15 kt |
| Complement: | 43 (7 officers) |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | Weapons Control: Optronic director, Surface Search: Kelvin Hughes KH 1007; I-band, Navigation: GEM Electronics SPN 753B; I-band |
| Armament: | 1 x Bofors 57 mm/70 Mk 1; 1 x Bofors 40 mm/70; 2 x Oerlikon 20 mm |
| Nickname: | BNS Madhumati |
It is currently serving in Lebanon under the auspices of the United Nations program UNIFIL. It was the first South Asian naval vessel to serve in this volatile region.
It has previously intercepted ships of the Myanmar Navy which Bangladesh claimed entered it's territorial waters or EEZ
this ship first identefied advancing burmese ships into bangladeshi teritory
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