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CGS Rangamati is a Pabna-class riverine patrol craft of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| Name | CGS Rangamati |
| Builder | Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited |
| Commissioned | 1995 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 114 |
| Status | Active |
 Bangladesh Navy | |
| Name | BNS Rangamati |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 1995 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 114 |
| Fate | Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pabna-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 69 tons |
| Length | 22.9 m (75 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Complement | 33 personnel |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun |
History
editThe ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Rangamati on 1 June 1977. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ship was transferred to them. In 1995, she was commissioned into the Bangladesh Coast Guard as CGS Rangamati.
Design
editThe 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 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibres as armament. The patrol craft can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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