A new-type of frigate built for the Bangladesh Navy was launched in the riverside city of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Tuesday, according to a dispatch of Xinhua, Chinese state news agency.
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The frigate, with a displacement of 1,300 tons and maximum speed of 25 knots, is 90 meters long and 11 meters across the beam. It can accommodate 80 crew members, Xinhua reported. It is equipped with 76 mm and 30 mm naval guns as well as ship-to-ship and ship-to-air missiles, said the Xinhua report.
It will be the most advanced frigate in the Bangladesh Navy. Bangladesh has bought two frigates from China. The first was launched in November. |