CGS Noakhali

Bangladesh Coast Guard vessel

History
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Name| CGS Noakhali
Builder| Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited
Commissioned| 1995
Identification| Pennant number: P 112
Status| Active
Bangladesh Navy
Name| BNS Noakhali
Commissioned| 1 July 1972
Decommissioned| 1995
Identification| Pennant number: P 112
Fate| Transferred to Bangladesh Coast Guard
General characteristics
Class and type| Pabna-class patrol boat
Displacement| 69 tons
Length| 22.9 m (75 ft 2 in)
Beam| 6.1 ft (6 ft 1 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

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

## History

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The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, which is a state-owned ship construction and repair yard managed by the Bangladesh Navy. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Noakhali on 1 July 1972. After the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ship was transferred to them and commissioned into the coast guard as CGS Noakhali.

## Design

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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. This patrol craft can be used for coastal as well as riverine patrolling.[1]

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Pabna Class Patrol Boat". Worldwarships.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.