HMS Lynx (F27)

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

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lynx and BNS Abu Bakr.

HMS Jaguar, another Leopard-class frigate
History
United Kingdom
NameLynx
Ordered28 June 1951
BuilderJohn Brown & Company
Laid down13 August 1953
Launched12 January 1955
Commissioned14 March 1957
IdentificationPennant number F 27
FateSold to Bangladesh 12 March 1982
History
Bangladesh
NameBNS Abu Bakr
Acquired12 March 1982
Decommissioned22 January 2014
In service1982-2014
FateScrapped 2014
General characteristics
Class and typeLeopard-class frigate
Length101 metres (331 ft)
Beam10.6 metres (35 ft)
Draught3 metres (9.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × type 12 E 390V diesels; 14,400 hp (m) (10.6 MW) sustained
  • 2 shafts
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range2,200 miles (3,500 km) at 18 kn
Complement200 (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

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.

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