CGS Pabna

History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Pabna
Builder	DEW Narayengonj
Commissioned	1 June 1972
Decommissioned	1995
Identification	Pennant number: P 111
Fate	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Name	CGS Pabna
Commissioned	1995
Identification	Pennant number: P 111
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and 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 Pabna is a Pabna Class riverine patrol crafts of Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is the first ever warship made in Bangladesh.

History

The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering works (DEW) Narayangonj. She was commissioned to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Pabna on 1 June 1972. This ship was the first ship of Bangladesh Navy. 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 Pabna.

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.

See also

• List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
• List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy