List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard

Bangladesh Coast Guard currently operates 47 surface ships and craft. Most of them are small coastal patrol vessels. The coast guard ships use the prefix "CGS" before the name of the ships which stands for "Coast Guard Ship".[1][2]

Offshore patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement (tons) Note
Active (4)
Leader Class OPVOffshore Patrol VesselCGS Syed Nazrul (PL 71)
CGS Tajuddin (PL 72)
CGS Mansoor Ali (PL 73)
CGS Kamaruzzaman (PL 74)
 Italy
1 285
CGS Syed Nazrul and CGS Tajuddin were refitted at Fincantieri. Delivery was completed on 3 August 2016.[3] Two ships arrived in Chittagong on 2 November 2016.

CGS Mansoor Ali and CGS Kamaruzzaman were delivered after refitting on 12 October 2017 and arrived in Mongla on 22 December 2017.[4] Last two ships were commissioned on 15 November 2020.[5][1]

Inshore patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement (tons) Note
Active (6)
Padma-class patrol vesselInshore Patrol VesselCGS Sonar Bangla (P 204)
CGS Aparajeya Bangla (P 205)
CGS Shadhin Bangla (P 206)
 Bangladesh
350
Handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard[1] on 20 June 2019.[6] CGS Sonar Bangla, CGS Aparajeya Bangla and CGS Shadhin Bangla were commissioned on 15 November 2020.[5]
Sobuj Bangla classInshore Patrol VesselCGS Sobuj Bangla (P 202)
CGS Shamol Bangla (P 203)
 Bangladesh
297
Handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard[1] on 1 August 2018.[7] CGS Sobuj Bangla and CGS Shamol Bangla were commissioned on 15 November 2020.[5]
Ruposhi Bangla ClassInshore Patrol VesselCGS Ruposhi Bangla (P 201) BangladeshThe ship is 38.5 metres in length, 7 metres in breadth and has a top speed of 14.27 knots.[1]
On order (2)
Apurbo Bangla class patrol vesselInshore Patrol VesselCGS Apurbo Bangla (207)
CGS Joy Bangla (P 20X)
 Bangladesh
315
Construction undergoing at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. Apurbo Bangla launched on 3 September 2019.

Fast patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement (tons) Note
Active (4)
Kutubdia ClassFast patrol vesselCGS Kutubdia (P 103)
CGS Sonadia (P 104)
 Bangladesh
235
These ships are of 43.4m length, 6.4m breadth and 1.9m draught. They have a displacement of 235 tons, maximum speed of 25 knots and maximum range of 1500 Nautical miles.[1] They are able to carry up to 33 personnel. Handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018.[7] CGS Kutubdia and CGS Sonadia were commissioned on 15 November 2020.[5]
Porte Grande ClassFast patrol vesselCGS Shet Gang (P 101)
CGS Porte Grande (P 102)
 Bangladesh[1] Built at Ananda Shipyard and Shipways, Narayanganj.

Coastal patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement (tons) Note
Active (4)
Shanghai IICoastal Patrol VesselCGS Tawfique (P 611)
CGS Tawheed (P 612)
CGS Tamjeed (P 613)
CGS Tanveer (P 614)
 China
135
[1] Transferred from Bangladesh Navy.

Riverine patrol craft

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement (tons) Note
Active (5)
Pabna ClassRiverine Patrol CraftCGS Pabna (P 111)
CGS Noakhali (P 112)
CGS Patuakhali (P 113)
CGS Rangamati (P 114)
CGS Bogra (P 115)
 Bangladesh75[1] Transferred from Bangladesh Navy.

Harbour patrol boats

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement (tons) Note
Active (6)
Atrai ClassHarbour Patrol BoatCGS Atrai
CGS Gorai
CGS Baleshwar
CGS Tetulia
CGS Shitolokkha
CGS Burigonga
 Bangladesh24.5[1] Built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited.

Small craft

Class Picture Type Origin Displacement (tons) Note
X12 Fast Patrol CraftHigh-speed patrol boat Bangladesh
 Indonesia
10.2The boats were Licensed build from Indonesia PT.Lundin.[8] As part of the contract's technology transfer clause, two of the vessels under the contract were built in Banyuwangi, Indonesia while the remaining 16 vessels were constructed at the Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. 10 of the 18 vessels are in service with the Bangladesh Coast Guard.[9][10] These boats are 11.7 m long with a 12.7 mm machine gun mount on cabin top and two additional gun mounts on the aft deck.[11]
Metal shark boatRapid response boat United States17
Metal shark ambulance boatAmbulance boat United States3
Sea horse classRiverine patrol boat Bangladesh17
Typhoon boatHigh speed boat Croatia6
Stingray boatHigh Speed boat United States2
Tornado boatHigh Speed boat United States8
Defender-class boatRapid response boat United States5
Dolphin boatHigh Speed boat United States19
Hurricane boatHigh Speed boat United States3
Long Range BoatSpeed boat Bangladesh10
Short range boatSpeed boat Bangladesh13
Rescue boatRescue boat Bangladesh1

See also

References

  1. "Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Boats of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Italian navy hands over two warships to Coast Guard". The Independent. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. "New OPV deliveries see Bangladesh's coastguard continue to expand". IHS Jane's. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ডে বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ডের ৩টি ইনশোর পেট্রোল ভেসেল-এর আনুষ্ঠানিক উদ্বোধন. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  7. "Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels". shephard Media. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. "Bangladesh Pesan 18 Kapal Produksi Banyuwangi". Republika (in Indonesian). 28 October 2014.
  9. "Indonesian shipyard completes contract to supply 18 high-speed boats to Bangladesh". Daily Sun. Retrieved 13 Aug 2020.
  10. "Ongoing projects". dewbn.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. "North Sea Boats unveils X12 high-speed patrol boat design". bairdmaritime.com. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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