CGS Rangamati

History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
NameCGS Rangamati
BuilderDockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Commissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 114
StatusActive
Bangladesh Navy
NameBNS Rangamati
Commissioned1 June 1977
Decommissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: P 114
FateTransferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
General characteristics
Class & typePabna-class patrol boat
Displacement69 tons
Length22.9 m (75 ft 2 in)
Beam6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 Cummins diesel engine
  • 2 shafts
Complement33 personnel
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm gun

CGS Rangamati is a Pabna-class riverine patrol craft of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History

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The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Rangamati on 1 June 1977. With the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ship was transferred to them in 1995 and commissioned into the coast guard as CGS Rangamati.

Design

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The ship is 22.9 metres (75 ft 2 in) in length, 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in draught. She has a displacement of 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibres as armament. The patrol craft can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.