Pabna-class patrol boat

Class overview
Name	Pabna class
Builders	Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Operators	Bangladesh Navy (former); Bangladesh Coast Guard (active);
In commission	1972–present
Planned	5
Completed	5
Active	5
General characteristics
Displacement	75 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	2 Cummins diesel engine; 2 shafts;
Complement	33 personnel
Armament	1 x Bofors 40 mm gun

Last updated April 07, 2024

The Pabna class is the class of a riverine patrol crafts in service in Bangladesh. The ships of this class are the first warships to ever be built Bangladesh. They are operated by the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History

The Pabna-class patrol craft were built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. These vessels were the first ships of the Bangladesh Navy. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them.

Design

The ships are 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. They have a displacement of 75 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ships carry one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibers as armament. The crafts can be used for both coastal and riverine patrol.^[1]

Ships in the class

Pennant number	Name	Builder	Commissioned	Status
P 111	BNS Pabna	Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited	1 June 1972	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Pabna.
P 112	BNS Noakhali		1 July 1972	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Noakhali.
P 113	BNS Patuakhali		1 November 1974	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Patuakhali.
P 114	BNS Rangamati		1 June 1977	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Rangamati.
P 115	BNS Bogra		1 June 1977	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as CGS Bogra.

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References

↑ "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)

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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)

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