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 and 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

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

Design

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

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)


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