BNS Padma is a Padma-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy.
It was built in collaboration with Hudong Shipyard,[1] with the Chinese supplying designs and materials and supervising the construction.
The ship was launched on 8 October 2012,[2] and commissioned on 24 January 2013.
Her complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.
Padma can also carry naval mines and MANPADS.