Bangladesh Navy

[sahureka2]

Minerva-class corvettes/offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
The second pair, CGS Mansoor Ali (ex-Uraina) and CGS Kamruzzaman (ex-Danaide)

Photo classekilo

 

[Russell]

How old is our Coast Guard? Mustn't be very old. Looking at the inventory - 2 OPV's in service and both were put into service this year. And we have the two in depicted in the picture above.

That's it 4 OPV's and all 4 purchased and commissioned with in a 18 month span (the 2 in the picture above will be handed over in late June 2017)

 

[Shorisrip]

How old is our Coast Guard? Mustn't be very old. Looking at the inventory - 2 OPV's in service and both were put into service this year. And we have the two in depicted in the picture above.

That's it 4 OPV's and all 4 purchased and commissioned with in a 18 month span (the 2 in the picture above will be handed over in late June 2017)

It was created in 1995.

 

[Tehari_Haleem]

Minerva-class corvettes/offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
The second pair, CGS Mansoor Ali (ex-Uraina) and CGS Kamruzzaman (ex-Danaide)

Criminal De-Masculation of a once capable warship ... and to top it all the freaking morons aren't even installing a rear helipad on any of the 4?

I know that the incompetence of our defence planners are a long carried on tradition but this idea to buy fully armed Frigates and turn them into unarmed OPVs on one hand, and buy unarmed OPVs and try turning them into armed Frigates on the other, really takes the cake of incompetence ... this really re-affirms them being complete morons

 

[Michael Corleone]

Criminal De-Masculation of a once capable warship ... and to top it all the freaking morons aren't even installing a rear helipad on any of the 4?

I know that the incompetence of our defence planners are a long carried on tradition but this idea to buy fully armed Frigates and turn them into unarmed OPVs on one hand, and buy unarmed OPVs and try turning them into armed Frigates on the other, really takes the cake of incompetence ... this really re-affirms them being complete morons

atleast we are getting something... xD
but seriously this doesnt make sense....
maybe age factor and structural integrity is and where they're meant to be operated is the factor behind this... italy builds their ship as mainly coastal operation warships... so yeah.... who knows

 

[Bilal9]

Criminal De-Masculation of a once capable warship ... and to top it all the freaking morons aren't even installing a rear helipad on any of the 4?

I know that the incompetence of our defence planners are a long carried on tradition but this idea to buy fully armed Frigates and turn them into unarmed OPVs on one hand, and buy unarmed OPVs and try turning them into armed Frigates on the other, really takes the cake of incompetence ... this really re-affirms them being complete morons

I am willing to bet we are in a better position as a Navy to have new-builds built locally to 21st century designs (stealth, advanced radar, AEGIS-type integration etc.) for the Navy. You really can't take a 30 year old design and refurbish it to serve in the Navy as a corvette/mini-frigate (no matter how cool and advanced for its time). Navy needs a bit better platforms for even corvettes. These are comparable (albeit larger) to the new Durjoy/Durgam classes which are being built locally.

Newer frigates have lots of newer operational requirements (such as deploying small armed-interdiction boats w/commandos for example for littoral warfare and recce) that these are not optimal for. Landing pad for helis is just one requirement, but there are many other needs.

Plus putting new engines in old corvettes don't really make sense.

As refurbs - they will serve the Coast Guard well into 2030, when we can build replacements.

 

[sahureka2]

the contract with Fincantieri includes technical assistance for 20 years.
new engines, no!
but the original engines were overhauled, including auxiliary motors

photo lobito1971/naviearmatori

I forgot:
the original armament predispositions of class corvettes Minerva, have not been eliminated, thus remains the possibility of future upgrades to improve the combat capability

 

[Bilal9]

the original armament predispositions of class corvettes Minerva, have not been eliminated, thus remains the possibility of future upgrades to improve the combat capability

Thanks for confirming, good to know.

 

[sahureka2]

CGS Mansoor Ali (ex-Uraina) the new or refurbished marine alternator

Foto lobito1971/naviearmatori

 

[sahureka2]

And the diesel engine Isotta Fraschini that will be coupled to the alternator

 

[Michael Corleone]

And the diesel engine Isotta Fraschini that will be coupled to the alternator

12 cylinder engine right?

 

[sahureka2]

Yes
Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-12V, 2.600 kW (3.487 hp), with Ansaldo MXR 400 M6Z electric generators

 

[Nilgiri]

12 cylinder engine right?

Good counting skillz!

 

[Michael Corleone]

Good counting skillz!

if i have counted.... it could be 24 cylinders too if they're stacked in w config

 

[Nilgiri]

if i have counted.... it could be 24 cylinders too if they're stacked in w config

I see nothing underneath other than crank and sump tho