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CGS Noakhali

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History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
NameCGS Noakhali
BuilderDockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Commissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 112
StatusActive
Bangladesh Navy
NameBNS Noakhali
Commissioned1 July 1972
Decommissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 112
FateTransferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
General characteristics
Class and typePabna Class
Displacement69 tons
Length22.9 m (75 ft)
Beam6.1 ft (6.1 ft)
Draught1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 Cummins diesel engine
  • 2 shafts
Complement33 personnel
Armament1 x Bofors 40 mm gun

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

History

The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Noakhali on 1 July 1972. 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 Noakhali.

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". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)