BNS Umar Farooq (1976)

Another Salisbury-class frigate HMS Lincoln in 1972
History
Bangladesh
NameBNS Umar Farooq
BuilderHawthorn Leslie and Company
Laid down27 August 1953
Launched30 November 1955
Acquired1976
Commissioned10 December 1976
Decommissioned30 December 2015
IdentificationPennant number: F-16
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeSalisbury-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,170 tons (standard),
  • 2,408 tons (loaded)
Length103.5 m (340 ft)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft)
Draught4.7 m (15 ft)
Propulsion8 × ASR1 diesels, 12,400 shp (9.2 MW), 2 × shafts
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km) at 24 knots (44 km/h); 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement223 (14 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar System:
    • (Air/Surface Search): Marconi Type 965 with double AKE 2 array
    • Surface Search/Fire Control System: Plessey Type 993
    • Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007
    • Weapons Control: Type 275
  • Sonar Systems:
    • Type 174 (Hull Mounted)
    • Graseby Type 170B (Hull Mounted)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Cutlass 242, Scorpion Jammer;
  • Decoy: 1 × decoy launcher
Armament

BNS Umar Farooq was a Salisbury-class frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She was the first frigate to enter service with the Bangladesh Navy. The ship was named after the second Rashidun Caliph Umar.