History | |
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Bangladesh | |
Name | BCGS Apurbo Bangla |
Builder | Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited |
Laid down | 12 December 2017 |
Acquired | 3 September 2019 [1] |
Commissioned | 21 June 2023 |
Homeport | Chittagong |
Identification | Pennant number: PC 207 |
Nickname(s) | PC207 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft |
Displacement | 315 tonnes |
Length | 52.8 m (173 ft) |
Beam | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
Draught | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts |
Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2x no |
Complement | 45 personnel |
Armament |
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The ship was laid down on 12 December 2017. She was launched on 3 September 2019.
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