CGS Sobuj Bangla

CGS Sobuj Bangla is the lead vessel of the Sobuj Bangla-class inshore patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.

Career
The ship was laid down on 21 April 2015. She was launched on 1 December 2016. She was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 1 August 2018. She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.

Design
The ship is 51.4 m long, 7 m wide and has a 1.9 m draught with a displacement of 297 tonnes. The patrol craft is powered by two German DEUTZ diesel engines which can produce 2240 kW driving two shafts for a top speed of 23 kn. She has a complement of 45 and a maximum range of 1500 nmi. She can carry out operations in sea state four and can sustain up to sea state six.

Armament
The ship is armed with two Oerlikon KBA 25 mm guns and two 14.5 mm guns.