The ''Sobuj Bangla'' class is a class of inshore patrol vessel (IPV) family of the

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built in three batches. 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

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. Their design and construction is supported by ''China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC)''. They were ordered as part of the Bangladesh government's plan for expansion of the

. The contract for the first two ships were signed in 2015. They were

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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 and commissioned on 15 November 2020. 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 and commissioned on 15 November 2020.

Design

These ships are of long, wide and have a draught with a

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of 297 tonnes. The IPVs are powered by two German DEUTZ

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s which can produce driving two

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for a top speed of . They have a

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of 45. The ships can carry out operations at a maximum range of . 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

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25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.

Ships in class

References

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History

Design

Armament

Ships in class

See also

References