Hamilton Class Training Frigate

Public description

Hamilton Class Training Frigate comprises former Hamilton-class cutters used by Bangladesh as large training and patrol frigates. The Hamilton-class cutters were originally high endurance vessels of the US Coast Guard, now serving in the Bangladesh Navy. They were acquired as Excess Defense Articles and reclassified as frigates. Operationally, the class is oriented toward training and seamanship instruction, embarked helicopter operations, as well as situational awareness and combat direction.