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 engines 2 shafts
Complement	33
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm gun

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

History

The Pabna-class patrol craft were built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited at Narayanganj. 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.

See also

• List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy
• List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard

References

1. "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.