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zagoreni010 — Ganges Improved I class
Published: 2016-11-30 22:56:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 3096; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 45
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Ganges class is backbone of Royal Bengalorian Navy. Very fast and capable, highly automatized which left with smaller crew. Several countries which seek new corvette type ship were interested in Ganges.Bengalorian R&D which designed the Ganges, design several export variants. This variants include different radar and other electronical systems, some weapons changes (usually addition of second CIWS system). "Export I" is the first variant, not sacrificing any of good capabilities of original Ganges but improving the short range defense with second CIWS added foward part of the ship.
Total of twelve ships were ordered by three countries. Chile ordered six ships, Venezuela four and Bangladesh two. From this eight ships were ordered as Export I and four as Export II variants. With total numbers of twenty four (and possibility of more ships ordered) it makes it one of most numerious modern corvettes, second only to Chinese Type 056 corvette, sharing second place with South Korean Pohang which is also built in twenty four units and followed by D'Estienne class.
Bangladesh placed order for two units.
BNS Haphong was launched in 2015 and commissioned in same year.
BNS Arsuang was launched in 2016 and commissioned in January of 2017.
Chile placed order package of eight ships from Bengalore. Six Ganges class and two Lankeshi, unlike export variant of Ganges, two Lankeshi class frigates will be the same as one that will serve RBN. Four of ordered ships were Export I and last two were Export II variants.
CNS Almirante Merino - Launched in 2018 and commssioned in 2018
CNS Almirante Montt - Launched in 2018 and commissioned in 2019
CNS Almirante Carreno - Launched in 2018 and commissioned in 2019 (built in Chile)
CNS Almirante Huerta - Launched in 2019 and commissioned in 2020 (built in chile)
CNS Almirante Uribe - To be launched in 2021 and commissioned in 2021 (to be built in chile and first of Export II variant)
CNS Almirante Prieto - To be Launched in 2022 and commissioned in 2022 (to bebuilt in chile and second of Export II variant)
Venezuela ordered four Ganges (two Export I and two Export II).
ARBV Melendez - Launched in 2019 and commissioned in 2019 (built in Venezuela)
ARBV Marino - Launched in 2020 and commissioned in 2020 (built in Venezuela)
ARBV Brion - To be launched in 2021 and commissioned in 2022 (to be built in Venezuela, first of Export II variant)
ARBV Piar - To be launched in 2022 and commissioned in 2023 (to be built in Venezuela, second of Export II variant)
