BNS Abu Bakar (2014)

History
Bangladesh
Name: Abu Bakar
Builder: Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched: 28 December 1985
Acquired: December 2013
Commissioned: 1 March 2014
Identification: Pennant number: F-15
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Modified Type 053H2 frigate
Displacement:
  • 1,700 tons (empty)
  • 2,000+ tons (full)
Length: 339 ft (103.3 m)
Beam: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Draft: 10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 12E390VA 880 kW (1,180 hp) at 480 rpm
  • 2 shafts
Speed: 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph)
Range: 2,700 mi (4,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: 300 (27 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Selex ES Kronos NAVAL surface and air search radar, C-band
  • 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radar, I-band
  • Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and fire-control radar, I-band
  • Type 343 (Wasp Head) fire control radar, G/H-band
  • 2 × Type 341 fire control radar for dual 37 mm AA gun
  • SJD-5 medium-frequency sonar
  • SJC-1B reconnaissance sonar
  • SJX-4 communications sonar
  • Echo Type 5 hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • SNTI-240 SATCOM
  • ZKJ-3A combat data system
  • Type 9230I radar warning receiver
  • Type 651A IFF
Armament:
  • 2 × 4 C-802A AShM
  • 2 × Type 79A dual-100 mm gun
  • 4 × Type 76 dual-37 mm AA guns
  • 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes
  • 2 × DC racks
  • 2 × Mk-36RBOC 6-barrel decoy rocket launchers

BNS Abu Bakar is a modified Type 053H2 frigate of the Bangladesh Navy, bought in 2014 from China.

Armament

The ship is armed with two quad-pack C-802A anti-ship missile launchers. The C-802A missiles have range of 220 kilometres (140 mi). It also carries two Type 79A dual-100 mm guns two engage surface targets. For air defence role, the ship carries four Type 76 dual-37 mm anti-aircraft guns. For anti-submarine operations, the ship has two triple torpedo tubes for 324 mm torpedoes. she also carries two depth charge (DC) racks and four DC projectors. She also has two Mk-36RBOC 6-barrel decoy rocket launchers.

Career

The Type 053H2 frigate BNS Abu Bakar was previously known as Huangshi, which served with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the East Sea Fleet. She was commissioned in PLAN in 1986. In 2013 the ship was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.

BNS Abu Bakar was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy on 1 March 2014.[1] She is currently based at Chattogram under Commodore Commanding BN Flotila.

From 21–25 April 2014, Abu Bakar took part in the 14th Western Pacific Naval Symposium and International Fleet Review-2014 at Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. During the tour, the ship visited the ports of Klang, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Sanya, China and Phuket, Thailand in a goodwill mission.[2]

On 12 March 2015, the ship left for Malaysia to take part in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)-2015. On her return journey, she visited the port of Yangon, Myanmar on a goodwill mission. She arrived at Chattogram on 31 March 2015.[3]

The ship took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training(CARAT), an annual bilateral exercise with United States Navy, in 2015.[4]

Abu Bakar visited the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka from 21 to 23 October 2015 on a goodwill visit.[5]

In 2017, the ship gone through a upgradation process where its old Chinese Type 354 surface search radar and Type 517H-1 air search radar was replaced with new generation Selex ES made Kronos NAVAL 3D multifunction C-band AESA radar. This new radar has a range of 250km.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2 Modern Warships Commissioned". BDNews24.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Naval ship Abu Bakr returns from China". BSSNews.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "BNS Abu Bakar leaves port city for LIMA-2015 in Malaysia". Dhaka Tribune.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "US-Bangla jt exercise begins today". Independentbd.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Port of Colombo Welcomes Bangladesh Naval Ship". Navaltoday.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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