BNS Atondro is a offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2013.
The ship was ordered on 2 May 2010. The contract was awarded to Khulna Shipyard in Khulna, Bangladesh, where the keel was laid in 2012. The ship was launched in 2013[1] and commissioned on 23 December 2013.[2] She is currently serving under the command of Commanding Commodore BN Khulna (COMKHUL).
Due to inclement weather in the Bay of Bengal, a fishing boat containing 11 fishermen sunk near Sonadia, Cox's Bazar. BNS Atondro rushed there and rescued 9 fishermen and the sunken boat.[3]
BNS Atondro is 50.4m (165.4feet) long, 7.5m (24.6feet) wide and 4.1m (13.5feet) high. The patrol vessel has a displacement of 350 tonnes. She has a top speed of 23kn. The complement is 45 persons and the ship can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.
The ship is equipped with a pair of 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a pair of 37 mm guns. In addition it carries naval mines and MANPADS.