HMS Roebuck
Research vessel · built 1986
In short
HMS Roebuck (Research vessel) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1986
- Gross tonnage
- 1,432
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- HMS Roebuck
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8410196
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 1,432
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1986
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Ownership & management
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About HMS Roebuck
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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Roebuck now?
- Seadar has no displayable AIS position for HMS Roebuck in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is HMS Roebuck?
- HMS Roebuck is a research vessel, built in 1986. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 1,432.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for HMS Roebuck?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HMS Roebuck from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for HMS Roebuck. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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