BNS Gomati

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Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
NameBNS Gomati
Builder Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number983
Laid down6 February 1978
Launched18 October 1978
Acquired12 September 2003
Commissioned3 October 2004
Homeport Khulna
IdentificationPennant number: P 914
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Island-class patrol vessel
Displacement1,260 tons (full load)
Length59.5 m (195 ft)
Beam11 m (36 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion2 × Ruston 12RKC diesels; 5,640 hp (4,210 kW) sustained; 1 × shaft; cp prop
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement39
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006; I-band
  • Combat Data Systems: Racal CANE DEA-1 action data automation
Armament

BNS Gomati is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She was originally built as a Fishery Protection Vessel for the British Royal Navy, entering service as HMS Anglesey in 1979. She was sold to Bangladesh in 2002, entering service in 2003.

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Design and description

The Island-class was the result in the increase in the United Kingdom's Exclusive economic zone to 200 nautical miles (370 km), with a resulting increase in the requirements to patrol fishing grounds and oil fields. After evaluation of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's fishery protection vessel Jura, built by the shipbuilders Hall, Russell & Company to a trawler-like design, the Royal Navy ordered five ships of the Island-class, based on Jura's design in February 1975, with a further two ships, Anglesey and Alderney on 21 October 1977. [1] [2]

Anglesey was 59.5 metres (195 ft) long overall and 53.6 metres (176 ft) at the waterline, with a beam of 11.0 metres (36.1 ft) and a draught of 4.2 metres (14 ft). Displacement was 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons) normal and 1,280 tonnes (1,260 long tons) deep load. [3] Two Ruston 12 RK 3 CM diesel engines rated at a total of 4,380 brake horsepower (3,270  kW ) drove a single propeller shaft, giving a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph), [2] adequate to deal with the majority of trawlers in service in European waters. [4] Range was 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). [2] The earlier ships of the class had suffered from excessive motions in high seas, [4] and so Anglesey was fitted with fin stabiliser during build. [3] [2] Armament consisted of a single Bofors 40 mm gun backed up by two machine guns. [3] The ship had a crew of 5 officers and 29 other ranks, plus a detachment of Royal Marines if necessary. [2]

History

HMS Anglesey was laid down at Hall Russell's Aberdeen shipyard on 6 February 1978 [5] [ verification needed ] and launched on 18 October 1978. [3] She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 1 June 1979. [2] On commissioning she joined the Offshore Division of the Fishery Protection Squadron. On 13–14 August 1979, the Fastnet yacht race was hit by a severe storm, with Anglesey taking part in the resulting rescue operations, saving seven sailors from the yacht Bonaventure II. [6]

In 2002 she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.

Career

Gomati transferred on 12 September 2003. On 3 October 2004, she was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy. [7] She is currently serving under the command of the Commodore Commanding BN Khulna (COMKHUL).

Gomati took part in Exercise Aman in 2013, a multinational exercise held at Karachi port of Pakistan. [8] She visited the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka from 23 to 26 February [9] and Visakhapatnam Port in India from 17 to 20 March 2013 [10] on goodwill missions.

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References

  1. ↑ Preston 1995 , pp. 536–537
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Couhat & Baker 1986 , p. 198
  3. 1 2 3 4 Preston 1995 , p. 537
  4. 1 2 Brown & Moore 2012 , pp. 135–136
  5. ↑ Jeremy Olver. "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels". Royal Navy Postwar. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ships of the Royal Navy No. 291: Anglesey Pitches In". Navy News . February 1980. p. 5. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2014). Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015. Coulsdon, UK: IHS Jane's. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-7106-3101-5.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan, Guest Navies Conclude Aman-13 Exercise | Defense News". defensenews.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh Naval Ship Arrives at Port of Colombo". Naval Today. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh naval ship in Visakhapatnam on a three-day visit". Ndtv.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

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