HMS Lynx (F27)


HMS Lynx , was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named after the lynx.
She was laid down by John Brown and 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 Bakar. She was decommissioned and scrapped in 2014.

Royal Navy Service

On commissioning Lynx was the leader of the 7th Frigate Squadron.
She attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead.

Bangladeshi Navy Service

She was transferred to the Bangladeshi Navy 12 March 1982 and renamed BNS Abu Bakar. She was assigned to the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla. About 200 personnel served aboard Abu Bakar, with most living aboard her. She was decommissioned during a ceremony held in her homeport Chittagong on 22 January 2014. She was replaced by a Chinese Type 053H2 frigate with the same name and pennant number.

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