# BNS Turag

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**BNS *Turag*** is an [Island-class patrol vessel](/source/Island-class_patrol_vessel) [offshore patrol vessel](/source/Offshore_patrol_vessel) of the [Bangladesh Navy](/source/Bangladesh_Navy). She has been serving in the Bangladesh Navy since 2004.

## Construction and service

Built by [Hall, Russell & Company](/source/Hall,_Russell_%26_Company), she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV *Jura* (1973) and [FPV *Westra*](/source/MV_Steve_Irwin) (1974). She was [launched](/source/Ship_naming_and_launching) on 1 June 1977.[1] She was commissioned to [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) as **HMS *Lindisfarne* (P300)** on 3 March 1978.[2]

### Royal Navy

On 27 March 1980, the [Accommodation platform](/source/Accommodation_platform) *[Alexander L. Kielland](/source/Alexander_L._Kielland_(platform))* capsized in the [Ekofisk oil field](/source/Ekofisk_oil_field) in the [North Sea](/source/North_Sea), killing 123. *Lindisfarne* took part in the search for survivors following the accident, steaming 180 miles to reach the site of the accident. *Lindisfarne* found no survivors, but helped to ferry bodies found by other search vessels to the main production rig.[3][4]

On 29 January 2004, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.[5]

### Bangladesh

BNS *Turag* reached [Mongla](/source/Port_of_Mongla) Naval Base in May 2004 after an 8,000 mile journey from the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom). The ship made brief stopovers at [Tangier port](/source/Tanger-Med) in [Morocco](/source/Morocco), [Port Said](/source/Port_Said) in [Egypt](/source/Egypt), [Jeddah](/source/Jeddah_Seaport) in [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia), [Port of Salalah](/source/Port_of_Salalah) in [Oman](/source/Oman) and [Port of Colombo](/source/Colombo_Harbour) in [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) as goodwill visits as well as to replenish rations, fuel and provisions.[6] The ship was commissioned on 3 October 2004[7] under the command of the [Commodore](/source/Commodore_(rank)) Commanding [Khulna](/source/Khulna) (COMKHUL). About 100 personnel serve on board her.

BNS *Turag* took part in *7th International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia-2009* in [Singapore](/source/Singapore) and *Weapon Multinational Exercise* in [South China Sea](/source/South_China_Sea) in May 2009. She also visited port of [Penang](/source/Penang), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) in a goodwill visit.[8]

On 10 September 2018, fishing trawler *Swadhin-3* sank near [Mongla port](/source/Port_of_Mongla) after a collision with a commercial vessel. 12 fishermen were on board the fishing trawler. BNS Turag responded quickly to rescue 9 fishermen alive.[9]

## See also

- [List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy](/source/List_of_active_ships_of_the_Bangladesh_Navy)

## References

1. ["*Lindisfarne*"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075024/http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101686). Aberdeen Built Ships. Archived from [the original](http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101686) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

1. Jeremy Olver. ["Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100325110704/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Today/island.htm). Royal Navy Postwar. Archived from [the original](http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Today/island.htm) on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

1. ["Lindesfarne's saddest 36 hours"](https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/198005). *[Navy News](/source/Navy_News)*. May 1980. p. 40. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

1. *Alexander L. Kielland accident*

1. ["Farewell to the Island Class"](http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2004/0401/0004012901.asp). Navy News. 29 January 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20040201234424/http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2004/0401/0004012901.asp) 1 February 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

1. ["Two more BNS ships arrive at Mongla"](http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/06/d40506060574.htm). *The Daily Star*. UNB. 6 May 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230417110012/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/06/d40506060574.htm) 17 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

1. ["Modern ships to replace old ones"](http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/04/d41004011111.htm). *The Daily Star*. UNB. 4 October 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221027090923/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/04/d41004011111.htm) 27 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

1. ["Navy ship Turag returns"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083038/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=90221). *The Daily Star*. 28 May 2009. Archived from [the original](http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=90221) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

1. ["Trawler capsize in Bay of Bengal, 3 missing"](http://unb.cosmosgroup-host.com/category/Bangladesh/Trawler-capsize-in-Bay-of-Bengal,-3-missing/1754). *UNB*. 10 September 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191015195919/http://unb.cosmosgroup-host.com/category/Bangladesh/Trawler-capsize-in-Bay-of-Bengal,-3-missing/1754) 15 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

## Bibliography

- Richardson, Ian (February 2022). "Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV)". *Marine News Supplement: Warships*. **76** (2): S118–S124. [ISSN 0966-6958](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0966-6958)

## External links

- [Images of HMS *Lindisfarne* leaving the Tyne for the last time](http://tynemouth.frankgillings.com/884.htm)

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