CGS Mansoor Ali

History
Bangladesh
NameMansoor Ali
BuilderFincantieri
Laid down4 April 1985
Launched21 June 1986
Acquired12 October 2017
Commissioned15 November 2020[1]
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeLeader-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,285 tonnes
Length87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Depth5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement120 personnel including 7 officers
Armament

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.[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

References

  1. ^ a b "Coast guard to be turned into a modern force: PM Hasina". Prothom Alo. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ Desclèves, Emmanuel (11 November 2017). "Une nouvelle vie pour deux anciennes corvettes italiennes, un exemple à suivre". Revue Défense nationale (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ "2 patrol vessels join Coast Guard fleet". The Daily Star. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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