Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft explained

The Sobuj Bangla class is a class of inshore patrol vessel (IPV) family of the Bangladesh Coast Guard built in three batches.[1] [2] This class is a subclass of the Padma-class patrol vessel with similar design but less displacement and different armaments.

History

Sobuj Bangla-class ships are constructed at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. Their design and construction is supported by China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC).[3] They were ordered as part of the Bangladesh government's plan for expansion of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

The contract for the first two ships were signed in 2015. They were laid down on 21 April 2015. The first ship, Sobuj Bangla was launched on 1 December 2016. The ships were handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018[4] and commissioned on 15 November 2020.[5]

On 17 July 2016, Khulna Shipyard was awarded the contract for the construction of three patrol vessels with similar specifications of the first batch for the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ships were handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 20 June, 2019[6] and commissioned on 15 November 2020.[7]

Design

These ships are of long, wide and have a draught with a displacement of 297 tonnes.[1] The IPVs are powered by two German DEUTZ diesel engines which can produce 2240kW driving two shafts for a top speed of 23kn. They have a complement of 45. The ships can carry out operations at a maximum range of 1500nmi. They can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.

Armament

The patrol crafts are armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.

Ships in class

Pennant numberNameBuilderOrderedLaid downLaunchedAcquiredCommissionedStatus
P202Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited201521 April 20151 December 20161 August 201815 November 2020.Active
P203
P204Khulna Shipyard17 July 2016[8] 2 October 201623 May 201820 June 201915 November 2020
P2055 August 2018
P206
PC207Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited12 December 20173 September 2019[9] In Sea Trial
PC20810 January 2022[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force. Bangladesh Coast Guard . 20 February 2021.
  2. Web site: INSHORE PATROL VESSEL. Khulna Shipyard . 20 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Coast Guard bolsters fleet with locally built patrol boats. The Royal Institute of Naval Architects. January 2019. 5 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels. shephard Media. 9 August 2018. 5 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina . Prothom Alo English . 15 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Khulna Shipyard hands over 3 inshore patrol vessels to Coast Guard. The Daily Star. 21 June 2019. 17 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina . Prothom Alo English . 15 November 2020.
  8. Web site: INSHORE PATROL VESSEL. Khulna Shipyard. 8 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025137/http://www.khulnashipyard.com/ipv-2/. 9 August 2018. live.
  9. News: Coast Guard launches BCGS Apurba Bangla . The Daily Sun . 4 September 2019 . 7 December 2019.
  10. News: Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd., Bangladesh Navy, Narayanganj has Delivered 01 Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) and 06 High Speed Boat (Large) to Bangladesh Coast Guard . ISPR . 10 January 2022 . 11 January 2022.

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