BNS Karotoa explained
BNS Karotoa is an offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladeshi Navy. She entered service with the Bangladeshi Navy in 2003.
History
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 on 11 June 1978 and launched on 27 February 1979.[1] [2] She was commissioned into Royal Navy as HMS Alderney (P278) on 6 October 1979. In 2002 she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.
Career
Bangladesh acquired the ship on 31 October 2002. On 4 May 2003, BNS Karotoa was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy.[3] She is currently serving under the command of the Commodore Commanding BN Khulna (COMKHUL).
See also
Bibliography
- Richardson . Ian . Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) . Marine News Supplement: Warships . February 2022 . 76 . 2 . S118–S124 . 0966-6958.
Notes and References
- Web site: Alderney . Aberdeen Built Ships . 20 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075055/http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101695 . 7 July 2011 .
- Web site: Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels . Royal Navy Postwar . Jeremy Olver . 21 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325110704/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Today/island.htm . 25 March 2010 . dead .
- Book: Saunders . Stephen . 2014 . Jane's Fighting Ships 2014-2015 . IHS Jane's . Coulsdon, UK . 55 . 978-0-7106-3101-5.
