CGS Mansoor Ali
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | CGS Mansoor Ali |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Laid down | 4 April 1985 |
| Launched | 21 June 1986 |
| Acquired | 12 October 2017 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 2020[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Leader Class |
| Displacement | 1,285 tonnes |
| Length | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
| Depth | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 120 personnel including 7 officers |
| Armament |
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CGS Mansoor Ali is a Leader Class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.
History
[edit]The ship was laid down on 4 April 1985 at Fincantieri and launched at 21 June 1986. She was commissioned to the Italian Navy as an ASW corvette named Urania (F 552) at 1 June 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 it was converted to an offshore patrol vessel. All sensors and armaments were removed from the ship and replaced by the Bangladesh Coast Guard requirements.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo English. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ (in French) Une nouvelle vie pour deux anciennes corvettes italiennes, un exemple à suivre[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2 patrol vessels join Coast Guard fleet". The Daily Star. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.