BNS Sangu

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BNS Sangu operating in the Bay of Bengal
History
Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
NameSangu
Namesake Sangu River
Builder Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number974
Laid down14 May 1976
Launched17 February 1977
Acquired2004
Commissioned3 October 2004
Homeport Chittagong
IdentificationPennant number: P 713
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Island-class offshore 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 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement39
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Surface Search and Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 radar; I-band
  • Combat Data Systems: Racal CANE DEA-1 action data automation
Armament

BNS Sangu is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She began serving the Bangladesh Navy in 2004.

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History

Built by Hall, Russell & Company, she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV Jura (1973) and FPV Westra (1974). She was launched on 17 February 1977. [1] She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Guernsey (P297) on 28 October 1977. [2] On 29 January 2004 she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy. [3]

Career

BNS Sangu reached Mongla Naval Base in May 2004 after an 8,000 mile journey from the United Kingdom. The ship made brief stopovers at Tangier port, Morocco, Port Said, Egypt, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Port of Salalah, Oman and the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka as goodwill visits as well as to replenish rations, fuel and provisions. [4] The ship was commissioned on 3 October 2004 [5] under the command of the Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL), but was later commanded by Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 100 personnel serve on board her.

BNS Sangu participated in the CARAT exercise with the US Navy in the Bay of Bengal in September 2011. [6] The ship also participated in CARAT 2012 a year later.

BNS Sangu participated in Exercise Milan, a biennial multilateral exercise at Andaman Islands in India in 2008 and 2014. [7] [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Patrol Craft". Battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Island Class Patrol Vessels". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Farewell to the Island Class". Navy News. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 331". Archive.thedailystar.net. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 131". Archive.thedailystar.net. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "US, Bangladesh navies complete at-sea portion of CARAT 2011". Brahmand.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "BNS Sangu leaves for Port Blair to join military exercise". Archive.thedailystar.net. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Milan 2014 comes to a close with passex - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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