Pabna Class

Pabna Class is the class of a riverine patrol crafts of Bangladesh. Currently Bangladesh Coast Guard operates them.

History
Pabna Class patrol craft was built at Dockyard and Engineering works (DEW) Narayangonj. This ships were the first ships of Bangladesh Navy. Later on, in 1995, after the emergence of Bangladesh Coast Guard, the ships were transferred to them.

Design
The ships are 22.9 m in length, 6.1 ft in breadth and 1.9 m in drought. They has a displacement of 69 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ships carry one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 cal. as armament. This patrol crafts can be used for coastal patrolling also besides riverine patrolling.