BNS Sangu

	BNS Sangu operating in the Bay of Bengal
History
Bangladesh
Name	Sangu
Namesake	Sangu River
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number	974
Laid down	14 May 1976
Launched	17 February 1977
Acquired	2004
Commissioned	3 October 2004
Homeport	Chittagong
Identification	Pennant number: P 713
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and 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 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	39
Sensors and ; 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 cal. Mk 3; 2 × FN 7.62 mm machine gus; Countermeasures ; ESM: Orange Crop; intercept;

BNS Sangu is an Island-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She began serving the Bangladesh Navy in 2004.

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