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UMAR FAROOQ frigate (1958/1976)
Photo
Umar Farooq 2007
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| উমার ফারুক [Umar Farooq] (ex-Llandaff) | F16 | 726 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, UK | 27.8.1953 | 30.11.1955 | 11.4.1958 // 10.12.1976 | stricken 12.2015 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2170 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2350 |
| Length, m | 100.6 pp 103.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.2 |
| Draught, m | 3.60 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 8 16VVS ASR1 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 14400 |
| Max speed, kts | 25 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 230 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7500(16) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 120/45 Mk 6, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 1 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | type 275, type 277Q, type 965AKE-2, type 993, type 978 radars, type 170B, type 174 sonars, UA-3 ECM suite |
| Complement | 237 |
Standard scale images
Umar Farooq 1990
Graphics
Umar Farooq 2007
Project history
Former RN frigate of Salisbury class. Planned transfer of sister-ship Lincoln was cancelled.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
