CGS Patuakhali

CGS Patuakhali is a Pabna Class riverine patrol crafts of Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Name: CGS Patuakhali
Builder: Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Commissioned: 1995
Identification: Pennant number: P 113
Status: Active
Bangladesh Navy
Name: BNS Patuakhali
Commissioned: 1 November 1974
Decommissioned: 1995
Identification: Pennant number: P 113
Fate: Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
General characteristics
Class and type: Pabna Class
Displacement: 69 tons
Length: 22.9 m (75 ft)
Beam: 6.1 ft (6.1 ft)
Draught: 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 Cummins diesel engine
  • 2 shafts
Complement: 33 personnel
Armament: 1 x Bofors 40 mm gun

History

The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Patuakhali on 1 November 1974. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them. In 1995, she was commissioned to Bangladesh Coast Guard as CGS Patuakhali.

Design

The ship is 22.9 metres (75 ft) in length, 6.1 feet (6.1 ft) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in drought. She has a displacement of 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 cal. as armament. This patrol craft can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.[1]

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See also

References

  1. "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)


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