Pabna-class patrol boat

Class overview
NamePabna class
BuildersDockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Operators
In commission1972–present
Planned5
Completed5
Active5
General characteristics
Displacement75 tons
Length22.9 m (75 ft 2 in)
Beam6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 Cummins diesel engines
  • 2 shafts
Complement33
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm gun

The Pabna class is a class of riverine patrol craft in service in Bangladesh. The ships were the first warships to ever be built in Bangladesh. They are operated by the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History

The Pabna-class patrol craft were built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. These vessels were the first ships of the Bangladesh Navy. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them.

Design

The ships are 22.9 metres (75 ft 2 in) in length, 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in draught. They have a displacement of 75 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ships carry one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibers as armament. The crafts can be used for both coastal and riverine patrol.[1]

Ships in the class

Pennant number Name Builder Commissioned Status
P 111 BNS Pabna Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited 1 June 1972 Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Pabna.
P 112 BNS Noakhali 1 July 1972 Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Noakhali.
P 113 BNS Patuakhali 1 November 1974 Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Patuakhali.
P 114 BNS Rangamati 1 June 1977 Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Rangamati.
P 115 BNS Bogra 1 June 1977 Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Bogra.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.