I am wondering since the frigate programme is so delayed that BN should just go for a cut-down version of the upcoming Turkish TF-2000 class destroyer.
Modified TF-2000 class would be OK design wise, however Turkish Navy ships use mostly NATO type armaments, either standard US stuff or license-made equivalents in Turkey such as RIM 116s and ASROCs. That is very different from what we have in our Navy now. I don't know how Pakistanis plan to integrate Chinese missiles and armaments into Turkish Milgem vessels. Maybe Brother
@cabatli_53 knows.
Good question also for maybe
@Quwa bhai. Thanks in advance for any details/pointers.
Also - TF-2000 cut down to 6000 or so tonnes will still cost North of $2 Billion each projected, which means cost can spiral upwards. Is that within reason?
How heavy those ICVs are if they can carry 158 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)?
ICV for Bangladesh has been standardized at 176 TEU, which is 2800 DWT, so 158 TEU would be say 2500 DWT maybe?
The standardized Bangladeshi 176 TEU Inland container vessels (ICV) design in use for container transport from Dhaka to CTG and Mongla to CTG for onward International export is shown below. This adds to road and rail inland transport of containers which has existed for the last three decades or so. There are more than two dozen container vessels already built owned by several private companies. Of course there are bulker and tanker vessels as well.
Length Overall: 82.00 M
Breadth: 15.00 M
Depth: 7.00 M
Draft: 4.00 M
Capacity: 176 TEUS Containers
Displacement: 2800 DWT
Owner: Neepa Paribahan Ltd. and others
Builder: Western Marine Shipyard Ltd. and other yards
Class: Germanischer Lloyd (GL), Germany.
