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Sister ship BNS Sangu
History
Bangladesh
NameBNS Turag
BuilderHall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number975
Launched1 June 1977
Acquired2004
Commissioned3 October 2004
HomeportKhulna
IdentificationPennant number: P 714
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2-
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
  • Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006; I-band
  • Combat Data Systems: Racal CANE DEA-1 action data automation
Armament
  • Guns:
    • 1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 3
    • 2 × FN 7.62 mm machine guns
  • Countermeasures
    • ESM: Orange Crop; intercept

BNS Turag is an Template:Sclass2- Offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She has been serving in the Bangladesh Navy since 2004.

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 1 June 1977.[1] She was commissioned to Royal Navy as HMS Lindisfarne (P300) on 3 March 1978.[2] On 29 January 2004, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.[3]

Career

BNS Turag reached Mongla Naval Base in May 2004 after an 8,000 mile journey from the UK. The ship made brief stopovers at Tangier port in Morocco, Port Said in Egypt, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Port of Salalah in Oman and 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). About 100 personnel serve on board her.

BNS Turag took part in 7th International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia-2009 in Singapore and Weapon Multinational Exercise in South China Sea in May, 2009. She also visited port of Penang, Malaysia in a goodwill visit.[6]

On 10 September 2018, a fishing trawler named Swadhin-3 sunk near the Mongla port in collision with a commercial vessel. 12 fishermen were on board the fishing trawler. BNS Turag responded quickly to rescue 9 fishermen alive. The operation is going on to rescue the other three fishermen.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lindisfarne". Aberdeen Built Ships. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Jeremy Olver. "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels". Royal Navy Postwar. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Farewell to the Island Class". Navy News. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Two more BNS ships arrive at Mongla". The Daily Star. UNB. 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  5. ^ "Modern ships to replace old ones". The Daily Star. UNB. 2004-10-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ^ "Navy ship Turag returns". The Daily Star. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  7. ^ "বঙ্গোপসাগরে মাছ ধরার ট্রলার ডুবি; ৯ জেলেকে জীবিত উদ্ধার করেছে নৌবাহিনী". ISPR. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

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