CGS Joy Bangla

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Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg Bangladesh
NameJoy Bangla
Builder Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Laid down12 December 2017
Acquired10 January 2022 [1]
Identification Pennant number: PC 208
StatusUndergoing sea trials
General characteristics
Class and type Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft
Displacement315 tonnes
Length52.8 m (173 ft 3 in)
Beam7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draught2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
Depth4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement45 personnel
Armament

CGS Joy Bangla is a Sobuj Bangla-class [2] inshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ship is undergoing sea trials.

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Career

The ship was laid down on 12 December 2017. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 10 January 2022.

Design

The ship is 52.8 metres (173 ft 3 in) long, 7.4 metres (24 ft 3 in) wide and has a 4.5 metres (14 ft 9 in) draught with a displacement of 315 tonnes. The patrol craft is powered by two German DEUTZ diesel engines which can produce 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) driving two shafts for a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). She has a complement of 45 and a maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi). She can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.

Armament

The ship is armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd., Bangladesh Navy, Narayanganj has Delivered 01 Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) and 06 High Speed Boat (Large) to Bangladesh Coast Guard". ISPR. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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