BNS ''Abu Bakr'' was a Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...

. She served

from 1982 to 2014. The ship was named after the first

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Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honor ...

History

BNS ''Abu Bakr'' previously served 7th Frigate Squadron of the

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as . The frigate was

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, Clydebank,

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, on 13 August 1953, launched on 12 January 1955. She was commissioned into the

on 14 March 1957. On 12 March 1982, she was transferred to the

Career

BNS ''Abu Bakr'' joined the Bangladesh Navy fleet on 12 March 1982. She served under Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 200 personnel served aboard ''Abu Bakr'', with most living aboard her. In November 2008, BNS ''Abu Bakr'' along with BNS ''Nirbhoy'' and BNS ''Madhumati'' intercepted

Myanmar Navy The Myanmar Navy ( my, တပ်မတော် (ရေ); ) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 24,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 150 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in c ...

ships at a disputed region of Bay of Bengal where they were supporting an exploration of oil and gas fields. After serving the Bangladesh Navy for about 32 years and a total of 57 years of service life, the ship was decommissioned on 22 January 2014, and eventually

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. She was replaced by a Chinese Type 053H2 frigate

BNS Abu Bakr (2014) BNS ''Abu Bakr'' (sometimes spelt ''Abu Bakar'') is a Type 053H2 guided-missile frigate of Bangladesh Navy. The warship is serving in Bangladesh Navy since 2014. It is named after the first Rashidun Caliph Abu Bakr. Armament The ship is armed ...

with the same name and pennant number.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Bakr Decommissioned ships of the Bangladesh Navy Leopard-class frigates of the Bangladesh Navy Ships built on the River Clyde Leopard-class frigates 1955 ships Frigates of the Bangladesh Navy

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