CGS Tajuddin
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 As ITS Sibilla in 2001
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | CGS Tajuddin |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Laid down | 16 October 1989 |
| Launched | 15 September 1990 |
| Acquired | 5 August 2016 |
| Identification | Pennant number: PL 72 |
| Status | Under sea trial |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Leader Class |
| Displacement | 1,285 tonnes |
| Length | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught | 3.2–4.8 m (10–16 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste BM-230.20 DVM outputting 11.000 hp (8.203 kW) |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 7 officers, 113 men |
| Armament | 1 x Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun |
CGS Tajuddin is a Leader Class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ship is under sea trial now.
History
The ship served Italian Navy as an ASW corvette named Sibilla from 16 May 1991 to 2015. In 2015, she was decommissioned and sold to the Bangladesh Coast Guard. Then the ship gone through extensive refit at Fincantieri where it was converted to an offshore patrol vessel. All sensors and armaments were removed from the ship and replaced by the Bangladesh Coast Guard requirements.
Career
Tajuddin was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 5 August 2016.[1][2] She left Italy for Bangladesh on 3 September 2016 and reached Chittagong, Bangladesh on 2 November 2016. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Italian navy hands over two warships to Coast Guard". theindependentbd.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "1st 2 OPVs Delivered to Bangladesh Coast Guard". asdnews.com.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Two new BCG ships reach Ctg port". The Asian Age. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.