CGS ''Kamaruzzaman'' is a Leader-class

offshore patrol vessel A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and th ...

of the

Bangladesh Coast Guard The Bangladesh Coast Guard (; BCG) is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its officers and sailors are transferred from the Bangladesh ...

. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.

History

The ship was

laid down Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship. Keel laying is one ...

on 26 June 1985 at

Fincantieri Fincantieri S.p.A. () is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014 ...

and launched on 18 October 1986. She was commissioned to the

Italian Navy The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the ''Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active per ...

as an

anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in the older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations ar ...

(ASW)

corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloo ...

named ''Danaide'' (F 553) on 9 September 1987. On 10 March 2016, she was decommissioned from the Italian Navy and sold to the

. The ship has gone through extensive refit at Fincantieri where the vessel was converted to an

. All sensors and armaments were removed from the ship and replaced by those that met 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 The Port of Mongla is a link seaport, located at Mongla Upazila, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is a sea port of Khulna city, which is located to the north shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest and second busiest seaport of Bang ...

on 21 December 2017. She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamaruzzaman Ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard 1986 ships Ships built by Fincantieri Ships built in Italy

History

Career

See also

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