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| History | |
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 Bangladesh | |
| Name | BNSMadhumati |
| Ordered | July 1995 |
| Builder | Hyundai, Ulsan,Republic of Korea |
| Launched | 31 August 1997 |
| Acquired | October 1997 |
| Commissioned | 18 February 1998 |
| Homeport | Chattogram |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 911 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sea Dragon-class patrol craft |
| Displacement | 635 tonnes |
| Length | 60.8 m (199 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 43 (7 officers) |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
BNSMadhumati is aSea Dragon-class patrol craft of theBangladesh Navy. This vessel has been serving theBangladesh Navy since 1998.
Madhumati was built by Hyundai Shipyard, South Korea. She was originally ordered for the Coast Guard in July 1995 and delivered in October 1997. She was commissioned into theBangladesh Navy on 18 February 1998. The ship is very similar to South Korean Coast Guard vessels, but possesses improved fire equipment and Vosper stabilizers.
In November 2008, Madhumati along withBNS Abu Bakr andBNS Nirbhoy intercepted Myanmar Navy ships in a disputed region of theBay of Bengal where they were supporting exploration of oil and gas fields.[1]
Madhumati was deployed toLebanon with theUN missionUnited Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from 17 May 2010 to 14 June 2014.[2] She returned to Bangladesh on 11 August 2014. On her way, she visited the ports ofSalalah andSultan Qaboos ofOman,Port of Colombo inSri Lanka andMumbai andChennai Port ofIndia on a goodwill mission.[3]