BNS ''Shaheed Ruhul Amin'' was an

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of the

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used as a

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. She was built and served as a

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Island-class patrol vessel HMS ''Jersey'' (P295) from 1977 to 1993.

History

British service

was built at

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, being launched in 1976 by

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and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy later that year. She was the first ship of the class to be commissioned; six more followed her. As part of the

Fishery Protection Squadron The Overseas Patrol Squadron (known as the Fishery Protection Squadron until 2020) is a front-line squadron of the Royal Navy with responsibility for patrolling the UK's Extended Fisheries Zone, both at home and around British Overseas Territori ...

, along with her

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s, ''Jersey'' patrolled the waters around the UK (sometimes also

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) providing protection for Britain's fishing grounds, as well as providing oil and gas platform protection. In 1993 she became involved in the Cherbourg incident, when ''Jersey'' captured the French trawler ''La Calypso'' in the

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waters on 2 April 1993. She was decommissioned in 1993. All of the Island class were decommissioned by January 2004, being replaced by the modern s.

Bangladeshi service

Bangladesh purchased the ship as a training craft in 1993. She was commissioned in the Bangladesh Navy under the name ''Shaheed Ruhul Amin'', in honour of naval hero

Mohammad Ruhul Amin Mohammad Ruhul Amin Bir Sreshtho, BS (; June 5, 1935 – 10 December 1971) was an engine room artificer in the Bangladesh Navy who was posthumously awarded the Bangladesh's highest bravery award Bir Sreshtho, for his service and bravery during th ...

, on 29 January 1994. She was based at

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. Ultimately, all but one of her sister ships were transferred to Bangladesh as patrol craft. On 16 June 2020, she was decommissioned from Bangladesh Navy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaheed Ruhul Amin Shaheed Ruhul Amin Ships of the Fishery Protection Squadron of the United Kingdom 1976 ships Ships built by Hall, Russell & Company

History

British service

Bangladeshi service

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