BNS Ali Haider (1978)

BNS Ali Haider as HMS Jaguar before transfer to Bangladesh Navy
History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Ali Haider
Builder	William Denny and Brothers
Laid down	2 November 1953
Launched	20 July 1957
Acquired	6 July 1978
Decommissioned	22 January 2014
Identification	Pennant number: F 17
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Leopard-class frigate
Length	101 m (331.4 ft)
Beam	10.6 m (34.8 ft)
Draught	3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion	2 × type 12 E 390V diesels; 14,400 hp (10,700 kW) sustained 2 shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	2,200 miles (3,500 km) at 18 kts
Complement	200 (22 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar System: Surface/Air search: Type 960 Air search: Type 965 AKE-1 Type 993 target indication radar Height finder: Type 277Q Navigation: Type 974 Fire control: Type 285 on director Mark 6M Sonar system: Type 174 search sonar Type 164 attack sonar
Armament	2 × twin 4.5 in guns Mark 6 1 × twin 40 mm Bofors gun STAAG Mark 2 1 × single 40 mm Bofors gun Mark 9 1 × Squid A/S mortar

BNS Ali Haider was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She served in the Bangladesh Navy from 1978 to 2014.^[1] The ship was named after the fourth Rashidun Caliph Ali.