Indonesian shipyard PT Lundin (North Sea Boats) has completed all preparations to supply and assist with the construction of 18 high-speed patrol boats for Bangladesh, according to a report by www.janes.com.
Necessary preparation for final delivery of the vessels, which have been built to the company's proprietary 'X12' design, was completed on September 9, PT Lundin announced via an official social media channel.
Citing a senior company official, Jane's first reported in November 2014 that the company has secured a contract to build eight fast patrol boats for the Bangladesh Navy.
The contract also includes an option, which has since been exercised, to build 10 more vessels for the Bangladesh Coast Guard.
As part of the contract's technology transfer clause, two of the vessels under the contract were built in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, while the remaining 16 vessels were constructed at Dockyard and Engineering Works in Bangladesh in collaboration with Indonesian engineers.
The vessels are based on PT Lundin's X15 patrol boat concept, which in turn derives its design from the Royal Swedish Navy's Combat Boat 90 (CB90) fast patrol craft. It has an overall beam of 3.5m, has a length of 11.7m, draws 0.84m of water, and displaces 10.2 tonnes when fully loaded.
Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited is a ship construction and repair yard in Narayanganj, owned by the government under the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Bangladesh Navy.
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