CGS Pabna is a Pabna-class riverine patrol craft of Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is the first ever warship made in Bangladesh.

History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
NameCGS Pabna
BuilderDockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Commissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 111
StatusActive
Bangladesh Navy
NameBNS Pabna
Commissioned1 June 1972
Decommissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 111
FateTransferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
General characteristics
Class and typePabna-class patrol boat
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 engine
  • 2 shafts
Complement33 personnel
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm gun

History

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The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Pabna on 1 June 1972. This ship was the first ship of Bangladesh Navy. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them. In 1995, she was commissioned into the Bangladesh Coast Guard as CGS Pabna.

Design

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The ship is 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. She has a displacement of 75 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibers as armament. This patrol craft can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)