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. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Noakhali on 1 July 1972. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them. In 1995, she was commissioned into the Bangladesh 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 patrolling also besides 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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)