BNS Gomati

	Sister ship BNS Sangu
History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Gomati
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number	983
Laid down	6 February 1978
Launched	18 October 1978
Acquired	12 September 2003
Commissioned	3 October 2004
Homeport	Khulna
Identification	Pennant number: P 914
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Island-class 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 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	39
Sensors and ; processing systems	Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006; 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 MGs; Countermeasures ; ESM: Orange Crop; intercept;

BNS Gomati is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She was originally built as a Fishery Protection Vessel for the British Royal Navy, entering service as HMS Anglesey in 1979. She was sold to Bangladesh in 2002, entering service in 2003.

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