CGS Shadhin Bangla is a Sobuj Bangla-class[4][3] inshore patrol vessel, which has served the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.
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| History | |
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 Bangladesh | |
| Name | CGS Shadhin Bangla |
| Ordered | 17 July 2016 |
| Builder | Khulna Shipyard |
| Laid down | 2 October 2016 |
| Acquired | 20 June 2019[1] |
| Commissioned | 15 November 2020[2] |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 206 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sobuj Bangla-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 297 tonnes[3] |
| Length | 50.4 metres (165 ft) |
| Beam | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Draught | 4.1 metres (13 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 diesels |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h) |
| Endurance | 7 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 x RIB boat |
| Complement | 45 personnel |
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Design
editCGS Shadhin Bangla is 50.4 metres (165 ft) long, 7.5 metres (25 ft) wide and 4.1 metres (13 ft) high. The vessel has a displacement of 297 tonnes and a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h). Her complement is 45 persons and can carry out missions lasting up to seven days at a time.
Armament
editThe ship is armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns, one forward and one backward. She also carries two 14.5 mm Heavy machine guns.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Khulna Shipyard hands over 3 inshore patrol vessels to Coast Guard". The Daily Star. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "INSHORE PATROL VESSEL". Khulna Shipyard. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 5 March 2022.