CGS Rangamati

CGS Rangamati is a Pabna-class riverine patrol craft of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Name	CGS Rangamati
Builder	Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Commissioned	1995
Identification	Pennant number: P 114
Status	Active
Bangladesh Navy
Name	BNS Rangamati
Commissioned	1 June 1977
Decommissioned	1995
Identification	Pennant number: P 114
Fate	Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
General characteristics
Class & type	Pabna-class patrol boat
Displacement	69 tons
Length	22.9 m (75 ft 2 in)
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 Cummins diesel engine 2 shafts
Complement	33 personnel
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm gun

History

The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Rangamati on 1 June 1977. With the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ship was transferred to them in 1995 and commissioned into the coast guard as CGS Rangamati.

Design

The ship is 22.9 metres (75 ft 2 in) in length, 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in draught. She has a displacement of 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ship carries one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibres as armament. The patrol craft can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.^[1]

See also

• List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
• List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy