CGS Apurbo Bangla

History
Bangladesh
Name	BCGS Apurbo Bangla
Builder	Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Laid down	12 December 2017
Acquired	3 September 2019[1]
Commissioned	21 June 2023
Homeport	Chittagong
Identification	Pennant number: PC 207
Nickname(s)	PC207
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft
Displacement	315 tonnes
Length	52.8 m (173 ft)
Beam	7.4 m (24 ft)
Draught	2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
Depth	4.5 m (15 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)
Boats & landing craft carried	2x no
Complement	45 personnel
Armament	2 × Oerlikon KBA 25 mm gun 2 × 14.5 mm gun

BCGS Apurbo Bangla is a Sobuj Bangla-class[2] inshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ship is undergoing sea trials.

Career

The ship was laid down on 12 December 2017. She was launched on 3 September 2019.

Design

The ship is 52.8 metres (173 ft) long, 7.4 metres (24 ft) wide and has a 4.5 metres (15 ft) draught with a displacement of 315 tonnes. The patrol craft is 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). She has a complement of 45 and a maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi). She can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.

Armament

The ship is armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.

See also

• List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard

References

1. "Coast Guard launches BCGS Apurba Bangla". The Daily Sun. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
2. "Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 5 March 2022.