Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft

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Class overview
Builders
OperatorsEnsign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg  Bangladesh Coast Guard
Built2015–2017
In commission5
Completed7
General characteristics
Type Inshore patrol vessel
Displacement297 tons [2] [1]
LengthBatch 1: 51.4 m (169 ft)

Batch 2: 50.4 m (165 ft) [1]

Batch 3: 52.8 m (173 ft) [3]

(oa)
Beam7 m (23 ft)
Draught1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) [1] [2]
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement45 personnel
Armament
  • Batch 1:
    • Dual auto cannon
    • 2 × 14.5 mm gun
  • Batch 2 and 3:

The Sobuj Bangla class is a class of inshore patrol vessel (IPV) family of the Bangladesh Coast Guard built in three batches. [2] [1] This class is a subclass of the Padma-class patrol vessel with similar design but less displacement and different armaments.

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History

Sobuj Bangla-class ships are constructed at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. Their design and construction is supported by China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC). [4] They were ordered as part of the Bangladesh government's plan for expansion of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

The contract for the first two ships were signed in 2015. They were laid down on 21 April 2015. The first ship, Sobuj Bangla was launched on 1 December 2016. The ships were handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018 [5] and commissioned on 15 November 2020. [6]

On 17 July 2016, Khulna Shipyard was awarded the contract for the construction of three patrol vessels with similar specifications of the first batch for the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ships were handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 20 June, 2019 [7] and commissioned on 15 November 2020. [8]

Design

These ships are of 51.4 metres (169 ft) long, 7 metres (23 ft) wide and have a 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) draught with a displacement of 297 tonnes. [2] The IPVs are 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). They have a complement of 45. The ships can carry out operations at a maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi). They can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.

Armament

The patrol crafts are armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.

Ships in class

Pennant numberNameBuilderOrderedLaid downLaunchedAcquiredCommissionedStatus
P202 CGS Sobuj Bangla Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited 201521 April 20151 December 20161 August 201815 November 2020. [6] Active
P203 CGS Shamol Bangla
P204 CGS Sonar Bangla Khulna Shipyard 17 July 2016 [9] 2 October 201623 May 201820 June 2019 [7] 15 November 2020 [8]
P205 CGS Aparajeya Bangla 5 August 2018
P206 CGS Shadhin Bangla
PC207 CGS Apurbo Bangla Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited 12 December 20173 September 2019 [10] In Sea Trial
PC208 CGS Joy Bangla 10 January 2022 [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Coast Guard launches BCGS Apurba Bangla". The Daily Sun. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Coast Guard bolsters fleet with locally built patrol boats". The Royal Institute of Naval Architects. January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels". shephard Media. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Khulna Shipyard hands over 3 inshore patrol vessels to Coast Guard". The Daily Star. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "INSHORE PATROL VESSEL". Khulna Shipyard. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Coast Guard launches BCGS Apurba Bangla". The Daily Sun. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "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.
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