BNS Karotoa

BNS Karotoa is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladeshi Navy. She entered service with the Bangladeshi Navy in 2003.

History
Bangladesh
Name	Karotoa
Namesake	Karatoya River
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number	984
Laid down	11 June 1978
Launched	27 February 1979
Acquired	31 October 2002
Commissioned	4 May 2003
Homeport	Khulna
Identification	Pennant number: P 913
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Island-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,260 tons (full load)
Length	59.5 m (195 ft)
Beam	11 m (36 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Ruston 12RKC diesels; 5,640 hp (4,210 kW) sustained; 1 × shaft; cp prop
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	39
Sensors & processing systems	Surface Search and navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 radar; 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

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

• List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
• Image as HMS Alderney