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ABU BAKR (F-15) class FF

Country of Origin: Bangladesh

 0 ABU BAKR-class FRIGATES (FF) (ex-British LEOPARD class)

 Name              Pendant No.   Launched         Commissioned      Status
 ABU BAKR          F-15          Jan. 12, 1955    March 14, 1957    Stricken
   (ex-HMS LYNX, F-27)
 ALI HAIDER        F-17          July 30, 1957    Dec. 12, 1959     Stricken
   (ex-HMS JAGUAR, F-37)

These British-built frigates entered Royal Navy service as convoy escorts in the late 1950s. ALI HAIDER was purchased by Bangladesh on July 6,...

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