Name BNS Madhumati Commissioned 18 February 1998 Identification Pennant number P 911 Launched 31 August 1997 Weight 635 tons Draft 2.7 m | Ordered 1995 Homeport Chittagong Status In active service Length 61 m Displacement 635,000 kg Builder Ulsan | |
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BNS Madhumati is a Sea Dragon-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. This OPV has been serving with the Bangladesh Navy since 1998.
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Career
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 the Bangladesh 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 intercepted Myanmar Navy ships at a disputed region of Bay of Bengal where they were supporting an exploration of oil and gas fields.
Madhumati was deployed to Lebanon with the UN mission United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from 17 May 2010 to 14 June 2014. She returned to Bangladesh on 11 August 2014. On her way, she visited the ports of Salalah and Sultan Qaboos of Oman, Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka and Mumbai and Chennai Port of India on a goodwill mission.
Mission
Madhumati has a primary mission of protecting the fishing fleets, the oil and gas fields and other properties in the Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal.