Pabna-class patrol boat

{{short description|Bangladesh Coast Guard vessel}}

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|Name = Pabna class

|Builders = Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited

|Operators = * {{navy|BAN}} (former)

  • {{Coast guard|BAN}} (active)

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|In commission range = 1972–present

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|Ship displacement = 75 tons

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The Pabna class is a class of riverine patrol craft in service in Bangladesh. The ships were the first ever warships to be built in Bangladesh. They are operated by the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History

The Pabna-class patrol craft were built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited at Narayanganj. These vessels were the first ships of the Bangladesh Navy. The ships were transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard after its formation in February 1995.

Design

The ships are {{convert|22.9|m|ftin}} in length, {{convert|6.1|m|ftin}} in breadth and {{convert|1.9|m|ftin}} in draught. They have a displacement of 75 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ships carry one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibers as armament. The crafts can be used for both coastal and riverine patrol.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldwarships.com/class/pabna |title=Pabna Class Patrol Boat. |publisher=Worldwarships.com |date= |access-date=13 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515120513/http://www.worldwarships.com/class/pabna |archive-date=15 May 2017 |url-status=unfit }}

Ships in the class

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P 111

| {{ship|BNS|Pabna}}

| rowspan="6"|Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited

| 1 June 1972

| Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as {{ship|CGS|Pabna}}.

P 112

| {{ship|BNS|Noakhali}}

| 1 July 1972

| Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as {{ship|CGS|Noakhali}}.

P 113

| {{ship|BNS|Patuakhali}}

| 1 November 1974

| Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as {{ship|CGS|Patuakhali}}.

P 114

| {{ship|BNS|Rangamati}}

| 1 June 1977

| Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as {{ship|CGS|Rangamati}}.

P 115

| {{ship|BNS|Bogra}}

| 1 June 1977

| Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard in 1995. Serving as {{ship|CGS|Bogra}}.

See also

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