BNS Abu Ubaidah

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.

BNS Abu Ubaidah (F-19) as Jiaxing (FFGHM 521) before Transferred to Bangladesh Navy.
History
Bangladesh
Name:	BNS Abu Ubaidah
Builder:	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Acquired:	18 December 2019
Commissioned:	5 November 2020[1]
Identification:	Pennant number: F 19
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Modified Type 053H3 frigate
Displacement:	2,250 tons(empty) 2,393 tons (full)
Length:	112 m (367.5 ft)
Beam:	12.4 m (40.7 ft)
Draft:	4.3 m (14.1 ft)
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)
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:	Type 360 Radar (SR60) Surface Search, E/F band Type 517H-1 (Knife Rest) 2D long-range air search, A-band Type 345 Radar (MR35) HQ-7 Surface-to-air missile fire-control, J-band Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and AShM fire control, I-band Type 343GA (Wasp Head) fire control radar for main gun, G/H-band 2 × Type 347G/EFR-1 (Rice Lamp) dual 37 mm AA gun fire control, I-band 2 × Racal RM-1290 Navigation radar, I-band
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:	2 × 4-cell C-802A Anti-ship missile 1 × 8-cell FM-90 Surface-to-air missile system 1 × PJ33A dual 100 mm gun 4 × Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns 2 × 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers 2 × DC racks
Aircraft carried:	AgustaWestland AW109
Aviation facilities:	Hangar

History

The Type 053H3 frigate BNS Abu Ubaidah was previously known as Jiaxing (521)[2] which 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.[3] She started her journey to new home, Bangladesh on 23 December 2019.[4] She reached Mongla, Bangladesh on 9 January 2020.[5] She was commissioned to the Bangladesh Navy on 5 November 2020.[1]

Armament

The 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 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

• List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy

References

1. "Bangladesh Navy commissions 5 warships in a day". DEFSECA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. Huang, Panyue (20 December 2019). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military Online. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
3. "China hands over two warships to Bangladesh Navy". BSS. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
4. "বাংলাদেশের উদ্দেশ্যে চীনের সাংহাই বন্দর ত্যাগ করেছে নৌবাহিনীর জাহাজ ওমর ফারুক এবং আবু উবাইদাহ". ISPR. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
5. "গণচীন হতে দেশে পৌঁছেছে নৌবাহিনীর যুদ্ধজাহাজ 'ওমর ফারুক' ও 'আবু উবাইদাহ'". ISPR. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.