BNS Abu Ubaidah is a Type 053H3 frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2020. The Ship is named after one of the Rashidun army commander Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah.
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| Name | BNS Abu Ubaidah |
| Builder | Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai |
| Launched | June 1998 |
| Acquired | 18 December 2019 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 2020[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: F 19 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 053H3 frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 112 m (367.5 ft) |
| Beam | 12.4 m (40.7 ft) |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14.1 ft) |
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| 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 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | AgustaWestland AW109 |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar |
History
editThe Type 053H3 frigate BNS Abu Ubaidah was previously known as either Jiaxing (521)[2][3] or Putian (523).[4] According to some sources Jiaxing (521) sold to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Abu Ubaidah (F-19).[2][5] However, according to other sources, Jiaxing (521) is still in service with PLAN as of April 2020 and Putian is the ship actually sold as BNS Abu Ubaidah (F-19).[4] The ship previously served with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the East Sea Fleet. It was commissioned in PLAN in December 1999. In 2019, the ship was decommissioned and sold to the Bangladesh Navy. The ship was handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 18 December 2019.[6] She started her journey to new home, Bangladesh on 23 December 2019.[7] She reached Mongla, Bangladesh on 9 January 2020.[8] She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy on 5 November 2020.[1]
Armament
editThe ship is armed with two quad-pack C-802A anti-ship missile launchers. The C-802A missiles have range of 180 kilometres (110 mi). It 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Dominguez, Gabriel; Scarano, Matteo (5 November 2020). "Bangladesh Navy commissions five new vessels". Janes.
- ^ a b "China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladeshi Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Huang, Panyue (20 December 2019). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military Online. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b 中国2艘053H3护卫舰出口孟加拉 正进行升级改造(图). mil.news.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Huang, Panyue (20 December 2019). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military Online. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "China hands over two warships to Bangladesh Navy". BSS. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের উদ্দেশ্যে চীনের সাংহাই বন্দর ত্যাগ করেছে নৌবাহিনীর জাহাজ ওমর ফারুক এবং আবু উবাইদাহ (in Bengali). ISPR. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ গণচীন হতে দেশে পৌঁছেছে নৌবাহিনীর যুদ্ধজাহাজ ‘ওমর ফারুক’ ও ‘আবু উবাইদাহ’ (in Bengali). ISPR. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.