Summary
BNS Sangu is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She began serving the Bangladesh Navy in 2004.
 BNS Sangu operating in the Bay of Bengal
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| Name | Sangu |
| Namesake | Sangu River |
| Builder | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen |
| Yard number | 974 |
| Laid down | 14 May 1976 |
| Launched | 17 February 1977 |
| Acquired | 2004 |
| Commissioned | 3 October 2004 |
| Homeport | Chittagong |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 713 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Island-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,260 tons (full load) |
| Length | 59.5 m (195 ft) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Ruston 12RKC diesels; 5,640 hp (4,210 kW) sustained; 1 × shaft; cp prop |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Range | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 39 |
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History edit
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 edit
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]
Gallery edit
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BNS Sangu with other ships behind -
BNS Sangu in Bay of Bengal during CARAT exercise.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Patrol Craft". Battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Island Class Patrol Vessels". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Farewell to the Island Class". Navy News. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Two more BNS ships arrive at Mongla". The Daily Star. UNB. 6 May 2004. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Modern ships to replace old ones". The Daily Star. UNB. 4 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "US, Bangladesh navies complete at-sea portion of CARAT 2011". Brahmand.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "BNS Sangu leaves for Port Blair to join military exercise". Archive.thedailystar.net. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Milan 2014 comes to a close with passex - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
Bibliography edit
- Preston, Antony (1995). "United Kingdom". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 479–543. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Richardson, Ian (February 2022). "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV)". Marine News Supplement: Warships. 76 (2): S118–S124. ISSN 0966-6958.
External links edit
- Image as HMS Guernsey