Dockyard and Engineering Works explained

Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Type:State-owned
Industry:Shipbuilding
Ship engineering
Hq Location City:Narayanganj
Hq Location Country:Bangladesh
Products:Naval ships
Landing craft
Tankers
Patrol Boats
Survey vessels
Owner:Bangladesh Navy
Website:http://www.dewbn.gov.bd

Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) Limited is a ship construction and repair yard at the Narayanganj, Bangladesh owned by the Government of Bangladesh under Ministry of Defence and managed by the Bangladesh Navy. The yard built many small to medium-sized patrol boats for the Bangladesh Coast Guard and landing craft for the Bangladesh Navy.

History

The shipyard was founded in 1922. Initially, it was a profit-making institution which continued after the independence of Bangladesh. But it experienced a period of loss starting from the nineties. As a result, it was laid off in 2002. On 7 December 2007, the yard was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy. From then, it is regaining its standard.[1] This shipyard has constructed the Pabna Class riverine patrol boats from 1972 to 1977, which are the first Bangladesh made warships.[2]

Naval projects

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DEW History. DEW official website. 3 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Pabna Class Patrol Boat. . Worldwarships.com . 3 January 2017 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20170515120513/http://www.worldwarships.com/class/pabna . 15 May 2017 .