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BNS Kapatakhaya

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Sister ship BNS Sangu
History
Bangladesh
NameKapatakhaya
NamesakeKapotaksha River
BuilderHall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number973
Launched22 October 1976
Acquired31 October 2002
Commissioned4 May 2003
HomeportKhulna
IdentificationPennant number: P 912
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeIsland-class 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 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 kn (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 Kapatakhaya is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She entered service with the Bangladesh Navy in 2003.

History

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Built by Hall, Russell & Company, she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV Jura (1973) and FPV Westra (1974). The vessel was laid down in 1975 and launched on 22 October 1976.[1] She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Shetland (P298) on 14 July 1977. In 2002 she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.

Career

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Kapatakhaya transferred on 31 July 2002. On 4 May 2003, she was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy.[2] She is currently serving under the command of the Commodore Commanding BN Khulna (COMKHUL).

BNS Kapatakhaya took part in Exercise Shomudro Torongo, a joint bilateral exercise with the Royal Navy at Ganges delta region in Bangladesh from 29 April to 3 March 2009.[3]

BNS Kapatakhaya participated in Exercise Milan, a biennial multilateral exercise at Andaman Islands in India in February 2010.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jeremy Olver. "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels". Royal Navy Postwar. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2014). Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015. Coulsdon, UK: IHS Jane's. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7106-3101-5.
  3. ^ "Shomudro Torongo in the Ganges Delta by Royal Navy and Bangladesh Navy". Marinebuzz.com. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Indian Navy Hosts Milan 2010". Marinebuzz.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

Bibliography

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  • Richardson, Ian (February 2022). "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV)". Marine News Supplement: Warships. 76 (2): S118–S124. ISSN 0966-6958.
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