BNS Umar Farooq (2019)
BNS Umar Farooq (Bengali: বানৌজা ওমর ফারুক) is a Type 053H3 frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She has served in the Bangladesh Navy since 2020. The ship is named after the second Rashidun Caliph Omar.
 BNS Umar Farooq (F-16) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 China | |
| Name | Lianyungang |
| Namesake | Lianyungang |
| Launched | October 1997 |
| Commissioned | January 1998 |
| Decommissioned | 5 August 2019 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 522 |
| Fate | Sold to the Bangladesh Navy |
| History | |
 Bangladesh | |
| Name | BNS Umar Farooq |
| Namesake | Omar |
| Launched | October 1997 |
| Acquired | 18 December 2019 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 2020[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: F-16 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 053H3 frigate |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 112 m (367.5 ft) |
| Beam | 12.4 m (40.7 ft) |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14.1 ft) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 mi (8,000 km) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h) |
| Complement | 168 (30 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
|
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
| Armament |
|
| Aircraft carried | AgustaWestland AW109 |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar |
History
The Type 053H3 frigate BNS Umar Farooq was previously known as Lianyungang (522) which served with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the East Sea Fleet. The ship was launched in October 1997 and commissioned to the PLAN in January 1998. On 5 August 2019, she was decommissioned to be sold to the Bangladesh Navy.[2] The handover took place on 18 December 2019.[3][4][5] The ship started the journey to her new home, Bangladesh, on 23 December 2019,[6] reaching the Port of Mongla on 9 January 2020.[7] The Bangladesh Navy commissioned her at Chittagong on 5 November 2020.[1]
BNS Umar Farooq participated in Exercise Milan-2022, a multilateral exercise hosted by Indian Navy, held on 25 February to 4 March 2022 at Visakhapatnam. She left home to take part in the exercise on 22 February 2022.[8] The ship returned to Chattogram on 6 March 2022.[9]
Armament
The ship is armed with two quad-pack C-802A anti-ship missile launchers. The C-802A missiles have range of 180 kilometres (110 mi). She also carries one PJ33A dual 100 mm gun to engage surface targets. For anti-aircraft role, the ship carries an eight cell FM-90 surface-to-air missile launcher system. Besides, four Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns are also there. For anti-submarine operations, the ship has two 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers and two depth charge (DC) racks and four DC projectors. Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers are also in the ship for anti-ship missile defence.
References
- Dominguez, Gabriel; Scarano, Matteo (5 November 2020). "Bangladesh Navy commissions five new vessels". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- 中国海军2艘15年前主力舰翻新维护 移交孟加拉国海军. Sina Military (in Chinese). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "China hands over two warships to Bangladesh Navy". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- Dominguez, Gabriel (20 December 2019). "China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladesh Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Wang, Shichun (20 December 2019). Huang, Panyue (ed.). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- বাংলাদেশের উদ্দেশ্যে চীনের সাংহাই বন্দর ত্যাগ করেছে নৌবাহিনীর জাহাজ ওমর ফারুক এবং আবু উবাইদাহ (in Bengali). Inter-Services Public Relations. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- গণচীন হতে দেশে পৌঁছেছে নৌবাহিনীর যুদ্ধজাহাজ ‘ওমর ফারুক’ ও ‘আবু উবাইদাহ’ (in Bengali). Inter-Services Public Relations. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "আন্তর্জাতিক নৌ মহড়া 'মিলান-২০২২' এ অংশ নিতে ভারতের উদ্দেশ্যে নৌবাহিনী যুদ্ধজাহাজ ওমর ফারুক এর মোংলা নৌ জেটি ত্যাগ". ISPR. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "আন্তর্জাতিক নৌ মহড়া 'মিলান-২০২২' এ অংশগ্রহণ শেষে দেশে ফিরেছে নৌবাহিনী যুদ্ধজাহাজ 'ওমর ফারুক'". ISPR. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.