HMS Lynx (F27)

HMS Lynx (F27), was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named for 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.

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 after (Abu Bakar). She is currently moored at Chittagong, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). About 200 personnel serve aboard ABU BAKR, with most living aboard her. She is one of eight frigates in the Bangladesh Navy.

Publications

 * Marriot, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allen Ltd.  ISBN 07110 1322 5
 * Marriot, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allen Ltd.  ISBN 07110 1322 5