Madhumati was built by Hyundai Shipyard, South Korea. She was originally ordered for the Coast Guard in July 1995 and delivered in October 1997. She was commissioned into the
Bangladesh Navy on 18 February 1998. The ship is very similar to South Korean Coast Guard vessels, but possesses improved fire equipment and Vosper stabilizers. In November 2008, Madhumati along with
BNS Abu Bakr and
BNS Nirbhoy intercepted
Myanmar Navy ships in a disputed region of the
Bay of Bengal where they were supporting exploration of oil and gas fields.
Madhumati was deployed to
Lebanon with the
UN mission
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from 17 May 2010 to 14 June 2014. She returned to Bangladesh on 11 August 2014. On her way, she visited the ports of
Salalah and
Sultan Qaboos of
Oman,
Port of Colombo in
Sri Lanka and
Mumbai and
Chennai Port of
India on a goodwill mission. ==See also==