Specification & Performance data of Bangladesh Navy Ordered Two Type 056 Corvette

Armaments options the Bangladesh Navy could possibly select:

1 - 76 mm AK-176 (Main gun)
2 - OTO 40 mm (CIWS)
3 - C-802 or C-803 (SSM)
4 - No VLS? (VLS)
5 - FM-90N/Crotale (SHORAD)
6 - STOP 25/30/35 mm (Auto-cannon)
7 - STAMP 12.7 mm (RCWS-MG)
8 - Yu-7 or Mu-90 (Torpedo)
9 - Z-9EC (ASW Helicopter)

Type 056 would be extended by 10 m to accommodate a helicopter hanger.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Type 056 corvette

Class overview

Builders: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Huangpu Shipyard
Operators: People’s Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by: Type 053H3 frigate

General characteristics

Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1300 tons(empty),1800 tons max
Length: 90m(waterline),95m overall
Beam: 10m
Draft: 4.4m
Speed: 28 kts

Armament:

2× 2-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles, amidships (200km range)

1× FL-3000N 8-round SAM launcher, aft(9km range)

2 x 30mm remote weapon systems , amidships

1× AK-176 main gun, forward

The Type 056 corvette is a Chinese light warship that entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy in 2012 as a replacement for the Jianghu class frigate and the Type 037 series of patrol vessels.