HMS Lynx (F27) was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti-aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy, designed primarily for convoy protection with a focus on anti-aircraft capabilities. Constructed by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, she was laid down on 13 August 1953, launched on 12 January 1955 by Mary, Princess Royal, and commissioned on 14 March 1957. As the first of her class, Lynx measured approximately 339 feet 10.5 inches (103.59 meters) in length overall, with a waterline length of 330 feet (100.58 meters), a beam of 40 feet (12.19 meters), and a draught of 11 feet 10 inches (3.61 meters). Her displacement was 2,300 long tons (2,340 metric tons) at standard load, increasing to 2,520 long tons (2,560 metric tons) at deep load. Powered by eight Admiralty Standard Range 1 (ASR1) diesel engines generating 14,400 brake horsepower, Lynx could reach speeds of 25 knots (46 km/h). Her range was 2,300 nautical miles at full power and up to 7,500 nautical miles at 16 knots, making her suitable for extended deployments. The ship's armament included two twin 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mark 6 dual-purpose gun turrets, positioned forward and aft, complemented by a STAAG twin stabilised 40mm Bofors mount (later replaced by a single Bofors gun) for close-in anti-aircraft defense. She was also equipped with a single Squid anti-submarine mortar. Lynx's radar suite evolved over her service, initially featuring Type 960 long-range radar and Type 293Q surface/air search radar, with fire control systems including Type 275 radar and Type 262 directors. During refits in the 1960s, her long-range air search radar was upgraded to Type 965, and surface/air search capabilities to Type 993. Her sonar systems comprised Type 174 search sonar, Type 170 fire control sonar for Squid, and Type 162 sonar for underwater target classification. Throughout her service, Lynx operated globally, including roles in the South Atlantic during heightened tensions over the Falkland Islands in 1964, and as the last Royal Navy ship based at Simonstown in South Africa in 1967. She also participated in search and rescue missions, such as towing a drifting barge off Malaysia and searching for missing crew after a collision near Singapore. Decommissioned in June 1974 and later transferred to the Bangladesh Navy in 1982 as BNS Abu Bakr, she served until her decommissioning and scrapping in 2014. Her long operational history underscores her role in maritime defense and international naval cooperation.

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