Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft

Class overview
Builders
Operators Bangladesh Coast Guard
Built2015–2017
In commission5
Completed7
General characteristics
TypeInshore patrol vessel
Displacement297 tons[2][1]
LengthBatch 1: 51.4 m (169 ft)

Batch 2: 50.4 m (165 ft)[1]

Batch 3: 52.8 m (173 ft)[3]

(oa)
Beam7 m (23 ft)
Draught1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Propulsion2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[1][2]
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement45 personnel
Armament
  • Batch 1:
    • Dual auto cannon
    • 2 × 14.5 mm gun
  • Batch 2 and 3:

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

  1. ^ a b c d e "INSHORE PATROL VESSEL". Khulna Shipyard. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ships of Bangladesh Coast Guard Force" (PDF). Bangladesh Coast Guard. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Coast Guard launches BCGS Apurba Bangla". The Daily Sun. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.