Dockyard and Engineering Works

Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited

Company type	State-owned
Industry	Shipbuilding Ship engineering
Founded	1926; 99 years ago (1926)
Headquarters	Narayanganj , Bangladesh
Key people	Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, Chairman Commodore Jahangir Adil Samdany Managing Director
Products	Naval ships Landing craft Tankers Patrol Boats Survey vessels
Owner	Bangladesh Navy
Website	http://www.dewbn.gov.bd

Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) Limited is a ship construction and repair yard at the Narayanganj, Bangladesh owned by the Government of Bangladesh under Ministry of Defence and managed by the Bangladesh Navy. The yard built many small to medium-sized patrol boats for the Bangladesh Coast Guard and landing craft for the Bangladesh Navy.

History

The shipyard was founded in 1926. Initially, it was a profit-making institution which continued after the independence of Bangladesh. But it experienced a period of loss starting from the nineties. As a result, it was laid off in 2002. On 7 December 2006, the yard was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy. From then, it is regaining its standard.[1] This shipyard has constructed the Pabna Class riverine patrol boats from 1972 to 1977, which are the first Bangladesh made warships.[2]

Naval projects

• Pabna Class riverine patrol boats
• Shobuj Bangla class inshore patrol vessels
• Fast Patrol Boats
• Harbour patrol boats
• Landing craft tank
• X-12 patrol boats

See also

• Chittagong Dry Dock Limited
• Khulna Shipyard
• Shipbuilding in Bangladesh

References

1. "DEW History". DEW official website. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.