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| Name | BNS Karatoa |
| Builder | Royal Navy, UK |
| Laid down | Hall Russel, Aberdeen |
| Launched | 1978 |
| Recommissioned | Bangladesh Navy on May 04, 2003 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,260 tons (full load) |
| Length | 59.5 meter |
| Beam | 11 meter |
| Draught | 4.5 meter |
| Propulsion | 2 x Ruston 12RKC diesels; 5,640 hp (4.21 MW) sustained; 1 x shaft; cp prop |
| Speed | 16.5 knots |
| Range | 7,000 n miles at 12 kts |
| Complement | 39 |
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| Notes | Pennant number: P 913 |
BNS Karatoa is a Island Class Offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladeshi Navy. The Ex-RN vessel was added to Bangladesh Navy's fleet in 2003/04 along with 4 other ships of the same class to protect the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Bay of Bengal.
Career
The Karatoa is currently under the command of the Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL). About 100 personnel serve at Karatoa, which is categorized as Large Offshore Patrol Vessel in the Bangladesh Navy.
See also
- List of ships of the Bangladesh Navy
- In war and Peace Invincible at Sea: Bangladesh Navy 11 May 2009 American Chronicle by Hasanuzzaman Talukdar Shemul.
- In war and Peace Invincible at Sea: Bangladesh Navy 11 May 2009 Modern Ghana by Hasanuzzaman Talukdar Shemul.