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.jpg) HMS Roebuck at HMNB Devonport Navy Days, 26 August 2006
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Roebuck |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft |
| Laid down | 447 |
| Launched | 14 November 1985 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Cassels, wife of Admiral Cassels, last commander of the previous HMS Roebuck |
| Completed | August 1986 |
| Commissioned | 3 October 1986 |
| Decommissioned | 15 April 2010 |
| Homeport | HMNB Devonport, Plymouth |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to Bangladesh Navy in 2010 |
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | BNS Anushandhan |
| Operator | Bangladesh Navy |
| Acquired | 28 May 2010 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 2010 |
| Homeport | Chittagong |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,477 tonnes |
| Length | 64.01 m (210.0 ft) |
| Beam | 13.03 m (42.7 ft) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Depth | 6.13 m (20.1 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 52 |
| Armament | |
| Notes | Pennant number: H-584 |
BNS Anushandhan is a survey vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She previously served with the Royal Navy as the coastal survey vessel HMS Roebuck (H130) from 3 October 1986 to 15 April 2010. She was the last traditional survey ship to serve in the Royal Navy. In 2010, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 28 May 2010. On 1 June 2010 she sailed for Bangladesh. She is the first dedicated hydrographic survey ship to serve with Bangladesh Navy.