Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited

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 patrol boats for the Bangladesh Coast Guard and landing craft for the Bangladesh Navy. Currently, it is constructing two Shobuj Bangla class patrol craft and two fast patrol boats for the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
State-owned
IndustryShipbuilding
Ship engineering
Founded1922 (1922)
Headquarters
Narayanganj
,
Bangladesh
Key people
  • Commodore Kh Akhter Hossain, Managing Director
ProductsNaval ships
Landing craft
Tankers
Patrol Boats
Survey vessels
OwnerBangladesh Navy
Websitehttp://www.dewbn.gov.bd

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. In 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]

  • Pabna Class riverine patrol boats
  • Shobuj Bangla class inshore patrol vessels
  • Fast Patrol Boats
  • Harbour patrol boats
  • Landing craft tank
  • X-12 patrol boats

See also

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.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
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