Name BNS Patuakhali Decommissioned 1995 Length 23 m Draft 1.9 m | Commissioned 1 November 1974 Identification Pennant number P 113 Weight 70.1 tons | |
Builder Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited Fate Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard | ||
CGS Patuakhali is a Pabna Class riverine patrol crafts of Bangladesh Coast Guard.
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History
The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Patuakhali on 1 November 1974. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them. In 1995, she was commissioned to Bangladesh Coast Guard as CGS Patuakhali.
Design
The ship is 22.9 metres (75 ft) in length, 6.1 feet (6.1 ft) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in drought. She has a displacement of 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 cal. as armament. This patrol craft can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.
References
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