Dockyard and Engineering Works

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Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Type State-owned
Industry Shipbuilding
Ship engineering
Founded1922;100 years ago (1922)
Headquarters,
Bangladesh
Key people
Products Naval ships
Landing craft
Tankers
Patrol Boats
Survey vessels
Owner Bangladesh Navy
Website http://www.dewbn.gov.bd

Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) Limited is a ship construction and repair yard at the Narayanganj, Bangladesh owned by the Government of Bangladesh under Ministry of Defence and managed by the Bangladesh Navy. The yard built many small to medium-sized patrol boats for the Bangladesh Coast Guard and landing craft for the Bangladesh Navy.

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History

The shipyard was founded in 1922. Initially, it was a profit-making institution which continued after the independence of Bangladesh. But it experienced a period of loss starting from the nineties. As a result, it was laid off in 2002. On 7 December 2007, the yard was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy. From then, it is regaining its standard. [1] This shipyard has constructed the Pabna Class riverine patrol boats from 1972 to 1977, which are the first Bangladesh made warships. [2]

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References

  1. "DEW History". DEW official website. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)