BNS ''Kapatakhaya'' is an
offshore patrol vessel of the
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...
. She entered service with the Bangladesh Navy in 2003.
History
Built by
Hall, Russell & Company
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
History
Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boile ...
, she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV ''Jura'' (1973) and
FPV ''Westra'' (1974). The vessel was
laid down
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship.
Keel laying is one o ...
in 1975 and
launched on 22 October 1976. She was
commissioned into the
Royal Navy
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as HMS ''Shetland'' (P298) on 14 July 1977. In 2002 she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.
Career
''Kapatakhaya'' transferred on 31 July 2002. On 4 May 2003, she was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy. She is currently serving under the command of the
Commodore
Commodore may refer to:
Ranks
* Commodore (rank), a naval rank
** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom
** Commodore (United States)
** Commodore (Canada)
** Commodore (Finland)
** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore''
* Air 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
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
from 29 April to 3 March 2009.
BNS ''Kapatakhaya'' participated in ''Exercise Milan'', a biennial multilateral exercise at
Andaman Islands in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
in February 2010.
See also
*
List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided missile corvettes, minor surface combatants of various types including offshore patrol vessels, coastal patrol boats, missile ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
Image as HMS ''Shetland''
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Ships of the Bangladesh Navy
Patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy
Island-class patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy
1976 ships
Ships of the Fishery Protection Squadron of the United Kingdom
Ships built by Hall, Russell & Company