History
NameCGS Kamaruzzaman
BuilderFincantieri
Laid down26 June 1985
Launched18 October 1986
Acquired12 October 2017
Commissioned15 November 2020[1]
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeLeader-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,285 tonnes
Length87 m (285 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft)
Depth5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement120 personnel including 7 officers
Armament

CGS Kamaruzzaman is a Leader-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.

History

The ship was laid down on 26 June 1985 at Fincantieri and launched on 18 October 1986. She was commissioned to the Italian Navy as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette named Urania (F 553) on 9 September 1987. On 10 March 2016, she was decommissioned from the Italian Navy and sold to the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ship has gone through extensive refit at Fincantieri where the vessel was converted to an offshore patrol vessel. All sensors and armaments were removed from the ship and replaced by those that met Bangladesh Coast Guard requirements.

Career

The ship was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 12 October 2017.[2] She reached the port of Mongla on 21 December 2017.[3] She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Une nouvelle vie pour deux anciennes corvettes italiennes, un exemple à suivre". calameo.com (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "2 patrol vessels join Coast Guard fleet". The Daily Star. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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