HMS Lynx (F27)
| History | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Ordered: | 28 June 1951 |
| Builder: | John Brown and Company |
| Laid down: | 13 August 1953 |
| Launched: | 12 January 1955 |
| Commissioned: | 14 March 1957 |
| Fate: | Sold to Bangladesh 12 March 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Leopard-class frigate |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 340 ft (103.6 m) oa |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Eight ASR1 diesels; 14,400 shp (10,700 kW) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range: | 2200 miles at 18 kts |
| Complement: | 205 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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HMS Lynx (F27), was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named for the lynx.
She was laid down by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, on 13 August 1953, launched on 12 January 1955, and commissioned on 14 March 1957.
Royal Navy Service
On commissioning Lynx was the leader of the 7th Frigate Squadron.[1]
She attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead.[2]
Bangladeshi Navy Service
She was transferred to the Bangladeshi Navy 12 March 1982 and renamed BNS Abu Bakar. She was assigned to the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 200 personnel served aboard Abu Bakar, with most living aboard her.[3] She was decommissioned during a ceremony held in her homeport Chittagong on 22 January 2014.[4] Name and number were taken by one of the two former Chinese JIANGHU III class frigates which reportedly had already begun their transfer voyage.
Commanding Officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1957 | Captain J M D Gray OBE RN |
| 1958 | 1960 | Captain William G Meeke RN |
| 1960 | 1961 | Captain Robin A Begg RN |
| 1963 | 1965 | Captain Peter M Austin RN |
| 1965 | 1966 | Captain Peter G R Mitchell MVO RN |
| 1971 | 1974 | Commander Christopher (Kit) Layman RN |
| 1977 | 1979 | Lieutenant Commander G A Cole MBE RN |
References
- ↑ Navy List, HMSO, January 1958
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
- ↑ http://www.modernghana.com/newsp/215745/5/pagenum3/in-war-and-peace-invincible-at-sea-bangladesh-navy.html
- ↑ "BNS Abu Bakar, BNS Ali Haider de-commissioned". Dhaka Tribune. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Marriott, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allen Ltd. ISBN 07110 1322 5
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