Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft

The Sobuj Bangla class is a class of inshore patrol vessel (IPV) of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. This class is based on Padma-class patrol vessel.

Class overview
Builders: Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Operators:  Bangladesh Coast Guard
Built: 2015–2017
In service: 2
General characteristics
Type: Inshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 297 tons
Length: 51.4 m (169 ft) (oa)
Beam: 7 m (23 ft)
Draught: 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement: 45 personnel
Armament:

History

Sobuj Bangla-class ships are constructed at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. Their design and construction is supported by China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC).[1] They were ordered as part of the Bangladesh government's plan for expansion of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

The contract for the first two ships were signed in 2015. They were laid down on 21 April 2015. The first ship, Sobuj Bangla was launched on 1 December 2016. The ships were handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018[2] and commissioned on 15 November 2020.[3]

Design

These ships are of 51.4 metres (169 ft) long, 7 metres (23 ft) wide and have a 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) draught with a displacement of 297 tonnes. The IPVs are powered by two German DEUTZ diesel engines which can produce 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) driving two shafts for a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). They have a complement of 45. The ships can carry out operations at a maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi). They can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.

Armament

The patrol crafts are armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.

Ships in class
Pennant number Name Builder Ordered Laid down Launched Acquired Commissioned Status
P202 CGS Sobuj Bangla Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited 2015 21 April 2015 1 December 2016 1 August 2018 15 November 2020.[3] Active
P203 CGS Shamol Bangla

See also

References
  1. "Bangladesh Coast Guard bolsters fleet with locally built patrol boats". The Royal Institute of Naval Architects. January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. "Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels". shephard Media. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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