| BNS Turag | |
|---|---|
| Career (Bangladesh) |  |
| Class and type: | Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessel |
| Name: |
HMS Lindisfarne (P300) |
| Builder: | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen |
| Yard number: | 975[1] |
| Launched: | 1 June 1977 |
| Commissioned: | Royal Navy 3 March 1978[2] |
| Recommissioned: | Bangladesh Navy 3 October 2004 |
| Homeport: | Naval Base MONGLA, Khulna |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,260 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 59.5 meter |
| Beam: | 11 meter |
| Draught: | 5.3 meter |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Ruston 12RKC diesels; 5,640 hp (4.21 MW) sustained; 1 x shaft; cp prop |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,000 n miles at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 39 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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| Notes: | Pennant number: P 714 |
BNS TURAG is an Island Class Offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladeshi Navy. She was built as Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Lindisfarne (P300).
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 Lindisfarne (P300) on 1 June 1977.[1]
She and HMS Guernsey were the last of their class to be sold to the Bangladesh Navy, on 29 January 2004,[3] to protect the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Bay of Bengal.[4]
Career[]
The class of patrol boats was built to enforce a 200-mile (320 km) fishing zone around the UK, netting hundreds of thousands of pounds in fines.[3] During patrols, they were also available for search and rescue. Lindisfarne assisted after the Norwegian Aleksander Kielland oil rig capsized.[3] The TURAG is currently under the command of the Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL). About 100 personnel serve at TURAG, which is categorized as Offshore Patrol Vessel in the Bangladesh Navy.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lindisfarne". Aberdeen Built Ships. http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101686. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ Jeremy Olver. "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels". Royal Navy Postwar. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100325110704/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Today/island.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Farewell to the Island Class". Navy News. 29 January 2004. http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2004/0401/0004012901.asp. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.bdmilitary.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=236&Itemid=118
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