CGS Noakhali is a Pabna-class riverine patrol craft of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.
History
The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, which is a state-owned ship construction and repair yard managed by the Bangladesh Navy. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Noakhali on 1 July 1972. After the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ship was transferred to them and commissioned into the coast guard as CGS Noakhali.
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. This patrol craft can be used for coastal as well as riverine patrolling.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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