BNS Bijoy

	Bridge and main guns of BNS Bijoy
History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Bijoy
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Launched	3 June 1981
Acquired	14 May 2010
Commissioned	5 March 2011
Homeport	Mongla
Identification	Pennant number: F 35; IMO number: 7920015;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Castle-class corvette
Displacement	1,430 tonnes
Length	81 m (265 ft 9 in)
Beam	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 × Ruston 12RKC 5,640 bhp (4,210 kW) diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) max; 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) cruise;
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	45 + accommodation for 25 SWADS
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 360 Radar Surface Search, E/F band; Type 348 fire control radar for main gun; Kelvin Hughes SharpEye surveillance radar, S band; Kelvin Hughes SharpEye navigation radar, X band;
Armament	1 x H/PJ-26 76 mm (3.0 in) main gun; 4 × C-704 AShM; 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) auto cannons;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck

BNS Bijoy is a Castle-class guided missile corvette of the Bangladesh Navy. She has been serving in the Bangladesh Navy since 2011.

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