BNS Bangabandhu F-25 (2001) Ulsan class variant (South Korean built to a heavily modified design) LOA 340′ / 103.6 m TDISP 2,500 tons
BNS Bangabandhu F-25 off the coast of Bangladesh during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2012. USN Official 671329 (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Furey or Lou Burton – metadata on DVIDS has double credit)
Hamilton Class patrol frigates (formerly high endurance US Coast Guard Cutters) LOA 378′ / 115.2 m TDISP 3,250 tons (2 active, BNS service since 2013)
BNS Somudra Joy F-28 arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit. USN official 1049887 (PO2 Johans Chavarro)
Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II) LOA 367′ / 111.9 m TDISP 2,400 tons (4 active, transferred from China in 2 batches)
PLANS Lianyungang FFG-522, ca. 2016, before transfer to Bangladesh as BNS Umar Farooq in 2019. Credit: 日本防衛省·統合幕僚監部, CC BY 4.0 , viaWikimedia Commons
Type 053H2 (Jianghu-III) LOA 339′ / 103.3 m TDISP 2,000 tons (2 active, transferred from China 2013)
BNS Abu Bakar F-15 ca.2011. This ship previously served the PLAN from 1986-2013 as PLANS Huangshi Credit: ওসমানগনী, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Based on the visual features, the top two frigates are the H2 Frigates BNS Abu Bakar F-15 and Ali Haider F-17, transferred from China in 2014 and the lower is the H1 frigate Osman F-18, transferred in 1989. All are now fitted with the C-802 Anti-ship missile system.
Type 053H1 (Jianghu-II) BNS Osman F-18 LOA 339′ / 103.3 m TDISP 1,730 tons (1989 – 2020)
BNS Osman F-18 underway, 1991. NARA: USN Official 330-CFD-DN-SN-92-01057
Note original anti-ship missile armament of large C-201/HY-2 Silkworm missile tubes forward and aft of the funnel. These were replaced by C-802 missiles in 2007.
Leopard Class LOA 340′ / 103.6 m TDISP 2,500 tons BNS Abu Bakar (1982-2013) formerly HMS Lynx F-27 (1957-1982) and BNS Ali Haider (1978-2013) formerly HMS Jaguar F-37 (1959-1978)
HMS Jaguar F-36 Sep. 1968, Amsterdam, long before her transfer to Bangladesh. Credit: Nationaal Archief CCO 2.24.01.05 (Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo)
BNS Umar Farooq F-16 Salisbury class LOA 340′ / 103.6 m TDISP 2,400 tons (1 retired, service 1976-2016 transferred from the Royal Navy HMS Llandaff F-61 1958-1976)
HMS Lincoln, ca. 1972, sistership to HMS Llandaff Credit: Dmgerrard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Hamilton Class patrol frigates (formerly high endurance US Coast Guard Cutters) LOA 378′ / 115.2 m TDISP 3,250 tons (2 active, BNS service since 2013)
The Searchers 