CGS Mansoor Ali is a Leader-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. Mansoor Ali entered service in 2020.
History The ship was laid down on 4 April 1985 by Fincantieri and launched on 21 June 1986. She was commissioned into the Italian Navy as an anti-submarine warfare corvette named Urania (F 552) on 1 June 1987. On 10 March 2016, Urania was decommissioned from the Italian Navy and sold to the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The ship went through an 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 meeting Bangladesh Coast Guard requirements.
Career The ship was handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 12 October 2017. She reached the port of Mongla on 21 December 2017. She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.
See also List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
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