CGS Kamaruzzaman

CGS Kamaruzzaman is a Leader-class offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. She is serving the Bangladesh Coast Guard since 2020.

History

The ship was laid down on 26 June 1985 at Fincantieri and launched on 18 October 1986. She was commissioned to the Italian Navy as an anti-submarine warfare corvette named Danaide on 9 September 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 the vessel was converted to an offshore patrol vessel. 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 on 21 December 2017. She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on 15 November 2020.