HMS Lynx (F27)

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HMS Jaguar, another Leopard-class frigate
History
United Kingdom
Name	Lynx
Ordered	28 June 1951
Builder	John Brown & Company
Laid down	13 August 1953
Launched	12 January 1955
Commissioned	14 March 1957
Identification	Pennant number F 27
Fate	Sold to Bangladesh 12 March 1982
History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Abu Bakr
Acquired	12 March 1982
Decommissioned	22 January 2014
In service	1982-2014
Fate	Scrapped 2014
General characteristics
Class and type	Leopard-class frigate
Length	101 metres (331 ft)
Beam	10.6 metres (35 ft)
Draught	3 metres (9.8 ft)
Propulsion	2 × type 12 E 390V diesels; 14,400 hp (m) (10.6 MW) sustained 2 shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	2,200 miles (3,500 km) at 18 kn
Complement	200 (22 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar System: Surface/Air search: Type 960 Air search: Type 965 AKE-1 Type 293/993 target indication radar Navigation: Type 974 /978 Fire control: Type 275 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

HMS Lynx (F27), was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy, named after the lynx.

She was laid down by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland, on 13 August 1953, launched on 12 January 1955, and commissioned on 14 March 1957. On 12 March 1982 she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy and renamed BNS Abu Bakr. She was decommissioned and scrapped in 2014.