BNS Ali Haider (1978)

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BNS Ali Haider as HMS Jaguar before transfer to Bangladesh Navy
History
Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svgBangladesh
NameBNS Ali Haider
Builder William Denny and Brothers
Laid down2 November 1953
Launched20 July 1957
Acquired6 July 1978
Decommissioned22 January 2014
Identification Pennant number: F 17
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and type Leopard-class frigate
Length101 m (331.4 ft)
Beam10.6 m (34.8 ft)
Draught3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × type 12 E 390V diesels; 14,400 hp (10,700 kW) sustained
  • 2 shafts
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range2,200 miles (3,500 km) at 18 kts
Complement200 (22 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar System:
    • Surface/Air search: Type 960
    • Air search: Type 965 AKE-1
    • Type 993 target indication radar
    • Height finder: Type 277Q
    • Navigation: Type 974
    • Fire control: Type 285 on director Mark 6M
  • Sonar system:
    • Type 174 search sonar
    • Type 164 attack sonar
Armament

BNS Ali Haider was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She served in the Bangladesh Navy from 1978 to 2014. [1] The ship was named after the fourth Rashidun Caliph Ali.

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History

BNS Ali Haider previously served the British Royal Navy as HMS Jaguar. She was laid down by William Denny and Brothers on 2 November 1953 and launched on 20 July 1957. She was commissioned by the Royal Navy on 12 December 1959. She underwent a major refit in the mid-1960s that replaced her sensors and electronic warfare systems. On 6 July 1978, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.

Career

BNS Ali Haider was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy fleet on 6 July 1978. She served under Commodore Commanding Bangladesh Navy Flotilla (COMBAN). After serving in the Bangladesh Navy for about 36 years and an overall total of 55 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 22 January 2014. [2] and scrapped. She was replaced by a Chinese-built Type 053H2 frigate BNS Ali Haider (2014) with the same name and pennant number.

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References

  1. "BNS Abu Bakar, BNS Ali Haider de-commissioned". Dhaka Tribune. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "BNS Abu Bakar, BNS Ali Haider de-commissioned | Dhaka Tribune". Archived from the original on 24 January 2014.