BNS Abu Bakr (1982)

	Her sister ship BNS Ali Haider
History
Bangladesh
Name	BNS Abu Bakr
Builder	John Brown and Company
Laid down	13 August 1953
Launched	12 January 1955
Acquired	12 March 1982
Decommissioned	22 January 2014
In service	1982-2014
Identification	Pennant number F 15
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & 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) (10.6MW) 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 &; 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 Abu Bakr was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti-aircraft frigate of Bangladesh Navy. She served Bangladesh Navy from 1982 to 2014. The ship was named after the first Rashidun Caliph Abu Bakr.