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Revision as of 18:55, 8 December 2008
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| Name | BNS Khalid Bin Walid |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Republic of Korea |
| Laid down | March 11 1998 |
| Commissioned | June 20 2001 |
| Renamed | First commissioned as BNS Bangabandhu |
| Reclassified | Reduced to the reserve on February 13 2002 |
| Status | In service |
BNS Khalid Bin Walid is a frigate of the Bangladesh Navy, and is one of the most modern to serve with them. She is currently moored at Chittagong, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 200 personnel serve aboard her.
History
Named for Khalid ibn al-Walid, she is capable of serving in a combat role, as well as performing peacetime policing duties. She was laid down on March 11 1998 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Republic of Korea, and commissioned on June 20 2001 as BNS Bangabandhu.
Later, the ship was decommissioned for various warranty repair works and placed in reserve class-III as DW 2000-H frigate on February 13 2002.
The primary role of this ship will be the surveillance of the country’s exclusive economic zone. She will also carry out various constabulary tasks in Bangladesh’s sea area against maritime terrorism, environmental pollution and smuggling, and can also be deployed for search and rescue operations.