BNS Abu Bakr was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of Bangladesh Navy.

BNS Abu Bakr previously served 7th Frigate Squadron of the Royal Navy as HMS Lynx.

The frigate was laid down by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, on 13 August 1953, launched on 12 January 1955.

[1] BNS Abu Bakr joined the Bangladesh Navy fleet on 12 March 1982.

She was replaced by a Chinese Type 053H2 frigate BNS Abu Bakr (2014) with the same name and pennant number.