CGS ''Sonadiaa'' is a
Kutubdia-class fast patrol boat
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of the
Bangladesh Coast Guard
The Bangladesh Coast Guard ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; BCG) is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its ...
. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.
Career
The ship was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018.
She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.
Design
The ship is long, wide and has a
draught with a
displacement
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of 235 tonnes. The patrol craft is powered by two German DEUTZ
diesel engine
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s which can produce driving two
shafts
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for a top speed of . She has a
complement
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of 33 and a maximum range of . She can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.
Armament
The ship is armed with two
Oerlikon KBA
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25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.
See also
*
List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
Bangladesh Coast Guard currently operates 167 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".
Offshore patro ...
References
2018 ships
Ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
Ships built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
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