CGS Shamol Bangla is a Sobuj Bangla-class inshore patrol vessel, which has served the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.
Career The ship was laid down on 21 April 2015. 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 long, wide and has a draught with a displacement of 297 tonnes. The patrol craft is powered by two German DEUTZ diesel engines which can produce driving two shafts for a top speed of . She has a complement of 45 and a maximum range of . 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.
See also List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard
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