Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft

Class overview
Builders: Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Operators: Bangladesh Coast Guard
Built: 2015–present
Planned: 2
Building: 2
General characteristics
Type: Inshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 297 tons
Length: 51.4 m (169 ft) (oa)
Beam: 7 m (23 ft)
Draught: 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement: 45 personnel
Armament:

The Sobuj Bangla class is a class of inshore patrol vessel (IPV) of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. Initially two ships were planned and are under construction.[1]

History

Sobuj Bangla-class ships are constructed at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. Their design and construction is supported by China Shipbuilding and offshore International Co., Ltd. (CSOC). 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 other ship is under construction.

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. 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 number   Name   Builder   Ordered   Laid down   Launched   Acquired   Commissioned   Status 
Sobuj Bangla Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited 2015 21 April 2015 1 December 2016 Launched
N/A Under construction

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dockyard and Engineering Works, launches a new class of coastal patrol craft "Sobuj Bangla"". Pakistan Defence. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
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