CGS Sonadia
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Name | CGS Sonadia |
Builder | Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited |
Acquired | 1 August 2018[1] |
Commissioned | 15 November 2020[2] |
Identification | Pennant number: P 104 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kutubdia-class fast patrol boat |
Displacement | 235 tonnes |
Length | 43.4 m (142 ft) |
Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Draught | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) |
Complement | 33 personnel |
Armament |
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CGS Sonadiaa is a Kutubdia-class fast patrol boat of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.
Career
[edit]The ship was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018.[1] She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.[2]
Design
[edit]The ship is 43.4 metres (142 ft) long, 6.4 metres (21 ft) wide and has a 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) draught with a displacement of 235 tonnes. The patrol craft is powered by two German DEUTZ diesel engines which can produce 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) driving two shafts for a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). She has a complement of 33 and a maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi). She can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.
Armament
[edit]The ship is armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bangladesh Coast Guard receives four patrol vessels". shephard Media. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. Retrieved 15 November 2020.