CGS Bogra
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CGS Bogra is a Pabna-class riverine patrol craft of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh Coast Guard | |
| Name | CGS Bogra |
| Builder | Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited |
| Commissioned | 1995 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 115 |
| Status | Active |
 Bangladesh Navy | |
| Name | BNS Bogra |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 1995 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P 115 |
| 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 |
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| Complement | 33 personnel |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun |
History
The ship was built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited located in Narayanganj, Dhaka. She was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Bogra on 1 June 1977. In 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ship was transferred to them and commissioned as CGS Bogra.
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]