CGS Rangamati

History
Bangladesh
Name: BNS Rangamati
Builder: DEW Narayengonj
Commissioned: 1 June 1977
Decommissioned: 1995
Identification: Pennant number: P 114
Fate: Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Name: CGS Rangamati
Commissioned: 1995
Identification: Pennant number: P 114
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class & type: Pabna Class
Displacement: 69 tons
Length: 22.9 m (75 ft)
Beam: 6.1 ft (6.1 ft)
Draught: 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 Cummins diesel engine
  • 2 shafts
Complement: 33 personnel
Armament: 1 x Bofors 40 mm gun

CGS Rangamati is a Pabna Class riverine patrol crafts of Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History

The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering works (DEW) Narayangonj. She was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Rangamati on 1 June 1977. 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 Rangamati.

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Pabna Class Patrol Boat.". Worldwidwships.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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