BNS Anushandhan

HMS Roebuck at HMNB Devonport Navy Days, 26 August 2006
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Roebuck
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderBrooke Marine, Lowestoft
Laid down447
Launched14 November 1985
Sponsored byLady Cassels, wife of Admiral Cassels, last commander of the previous HMS Roebuck
CompletedAugust 1986
Commissioned3 October 1986
Decommissioned15 April 2010
HomeportHMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification
FateSold to Bangladesh Navy in 2010
Bangladesh
NameBNS Anushandhan
OperatorBangladesh Navy
Acquired28 May 2010
Commissioned29 December 2010
HomeportChittagong
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Displacement1,477 tonnes
Length64.01 m (210.0 ft)
Beam13.03 m (42.7 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
Depth6.13 m (20.1 ft)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement52
Armament
NotesPennant 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.