BNS Sangu

BNS Sangu is an Island Class Offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladeshi Navy, built as the Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Guernsey (P297).

History
Built by Hall, Russell & Company, she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV Jura (1973) and FPV Westra (1974). She was launched as HMS Guernsey (P297) in 1977.

She and HMS Lindisfarne were the last of their class to be sold to the Bangladesh Navy, on 29 January 2004, to protect the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Bay of Bengal.

Career
The class of patrol boats was built to enforce a 200 mi fishing zone around the UK, netting hundreds of thousands of pounds in fines.

The Sangu was commanded under the command of the Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL), but now it is commanded by Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla. About 100 personnel serve at Sangu, which is categorized as Large Offshore Patrol Vessel in the Bangladesh Navy.