List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
Bangladesh Coast Guard currently operates 47 surface ships and craft. Most of them are small coastal patrol vessels. The coast guard ships use the prefix "CGS" before the name of the ships which stands for "Coast Guard Ship".
Monogram of Bangladesh Coast Guard.
Offshore patrol vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (2) | ||||||
| Leader Class OPV | .jpg) | Offshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Syed Nazrul (PL 71) CGS Tajuddin (PL 72) |  | 1 285 | Minerva and Sibilla were refitted at Fincantieri. Delivery was completed on 3 August 2016.[1] Two ships arrived in Chittagong on 2 November 2016.[2] |
| Sea trial (2) | ||||||
| Leader Class OPV | | Offshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Mansoor Ali (PL 73) CGS Kamaruzzaman (PL 74) | | 1 285 | Urania and Danaide were delivered after refitting on 12 October 2017[3] and arrived in Mongla on 22 December 2017.[4] |
Inshore patrol vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (1) | ||||||
| Ruposhi Bangla Class | Inshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Ruposhi Bangla (P 201) |  | The ship is 38.5 metres in length, 7 metres in breadth and has a top speed of 14.27 knots. | ||
| On order (7) | ||||||
| Sobuj Bangla class | .jpg) | Inshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Sobuj Bangla (P 202) CGS Shamol Bangla (P 203) | | 297 | Handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018.[5] They are awaiting commissioning now. |
| Padma-class patrol vessel | Inshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Sonar Bangla (P 204) CGS Aparajeya Bangla (P 205) CGS Shadhin Bangla (P 206) | | 350 | Handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 20 June 2019.[6] They are awaiting commissioning now. | |
| Apurbo Bangla class patrol vessel | Inshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Apurbo Bangla (P 207) CGS Joy Bangla (P 20X) | | 315 | Construction undergoing at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. Apurbo Bangla launched on 3 September 2019. | |
Fast patrol boats
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (2) | ||||||
| Porte Grande Class | Inshore Patrol Vessel | CGS Shet Gang (P 101) CGS Porte Grande (P 102) | | Built at Ananda Shipyard and Shipways, Narayanganj. | ||
| On order (2) | ||||||
.jpg) | Fast Patrol Boat | CGS Kutubdia (P 103) CGS Sonadia (P 104) | | 235 | These ships are of 43.4m length, 6.4m breadth and 1.9m draught. They have a displacement of 235 tons, maximum speed of 25 knots and maximum range of 1500 Nautical miles. They are able to carry up to 33 personnel. Handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018.[5] They are awaiting commissioning now. | |
Coastal patrol vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (4) | ||||||
| Shanghai II |  | Coastal Patrol Vessel | CGS Tawfique (P 611) CGS Tawheed (P 612) CGS Tamjeed (P 613) CGS Tanveer (P 614) |  | 135 | Transferred from Bangladesh Navy. |
Riverine patrol craft
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (5) | ||||||
| Pabna Class | Riverine Patrol Craft | CGS Pabna (P 111) CGS Noakhali (P 112) CGS Patuakhali (P 113) CGS Rangamati (P 114) CGS Bogra (P 115) | | 75 | Transferred from Bangladesh Navy. | |
Harbour patrol boats
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active (6) | ||||||
 | Harbour Patrol Boat | CGS Atrai CGS Gorai CGS Baleshwar CGS Tetulia CGS Shitolokkha CGS Burigonga | | 24.5 | Built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. | |
Small craft
| Class | Picture | Type | Origin | Displacement (tons) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal shark boat |  | Rapid response boat |  | 17 | |
| Metal shark ambulance boat | | Ambulance boat | | 3 | |
| Sea horse class | .jpg) | Riverine patrol boat | | 17 | |
| Typhoon boat |  | High speed boat |  | 6 | |
| Stingray boat | High Speed boat | | 2 | ||
| Tornado boat | High Speed boat | | 8 | ||
| Defender-class boat |  | Rapid response boat | | 5 | |
| Dolphin boat | High Speed boat | | 19 | ||
| Hurricane boat | High Speed boat | | 3 | ||
| Long Range Boat | Speed boat | | 10 | ||
| Short range boat | Speed boat | | 13 | ||
| Rescue boat | Rescue boat | | 1 |
See also
References
- "Italian navy hands over two warships to Coast Guard". The Independent. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "New OPV deliveries see Bangladesh's coastguard continue to expand". IHS Jane's. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Une nouvelle vie pour deux anciennes corvettes italiennes, un exemple à suivre". Revue Défense nationale (in French). 11 November 2017.
- "2 patrol vessels join Coast Guard fleet". The Daily Star. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels". shephard Media. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ডে বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ডের ৩টি ইনশোর পেট্রোল ভেসেল-এর আনুষ্ঠানিক উদ্বোধন". The Daily Inqilab. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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