BNS Umar Farooq (2019)

BNS Umar Farooq (F-16)
History
China
NameLianyungang
NamesakeLianyungang
LaunchedOctober 1997
CommissionedJanuary 1998
Decommissioned5 August 2019
IdentificationPennant number: 522
FateSold to the Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh
NameUmar Farooq
NamesakeOmar
Acquired18 December 2019
Commissioned5 November 2020[1]
IdentificationPennant number: F-16
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeType 053H3 frigate
Displacement
  • 2,250 tons (empty)
  • 2,393 tons (full)
Length112 m (367 ft 5 in)
Beam12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts, CODAD:
  • 2 x 18E390VA diesel at 23,600 hp (17,600 kW)
  • 2 x MTU diesel at 8,715 hp (6,499 kW)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h; 17 to 18 mph)
Complement168 (30 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
  • Communication: SNTI-240 SATCOM
  • Combat Data System: ZKJ-3C
  • RWD-8 (Jug Pair) intercept
  • Type 981-3 EW Jammer
  • SR-210 Radar warning receiver
  • Type 651A IFF
  • 2 × Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers
Armament
Aircraft carriedAgustaWestland AW109
Aviation facilitiesHangar

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.

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