Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p BNS Umar Farooq is a Salisbury class frigate, the former HMS Llandaff, currently in service with the Bangladesh Navy. The ship was named after the companion of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace and blessing be upon him) and third khalifah of Islam, Umar al Khattab, called Umar Farooq (Farooq being the one who distinguishes between right and wrong). Umar Farooq is remembered by Muslims as a great man who strove for goodness in whatever he did. The ship was built in Britain, and served with the Royal Navy for 18 years, before being sold to Bangladesh, arriving there on 27 March 1977. She is currently based at Chittagong, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN), where she is used to train midshipman. She is deployed to support operations off the Bangladeshi coast, such as anti-piracy and anti-smuggling operations, as well as search and rescue deployments. About 200 personnel serve aboard Umar Farooq, with most living aboard her.In December 2010, the Umar Farooq made a three-day visit to the Indian naval base at Visakhapatnam under the command of Commander Mahamud Hossain Zia, and had a crew of 40 officers and about 250 men. Present Commanding Officer is Commander S M A K Azad, (G), psc, BN In 2014 Umar Farooq joined in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.. }
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- BNS_Umar_Farooq abstract "BNS Umar Farooq is a Salisbury class frigate, the former HMS Llandaff, currently in service with the Bangladesh Navy. The ship was named after the companion of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace and blessing be upon him) and third khalifah of Islam, Umar al Khattab, called Umar Farooq (Farooq being the one who distinguishes between right and wrong). Umar Farooq is remembered by Muslims as a great man who strove for goodness in whatever he did. The ship was built in Britain, and served with the Royal Navy for 18 years, before being sold to Bangladesh, arriving there on 27 March 1977. She is currently based at Chittagong, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN), where she is used to train midshipman. She is deployed to support operations off the Bangladeshi coast, such as anti-piracy and anti-smuggling operations, as well as search and rescue deployments. About 200 personnel serve aboard Umar Farooq, with most living aboard her.In December 2010, the Umar Farooq made a three-day visit to the Indian naval base at Visakhapatnam under the command of Commander Mahamud Hossain Zia, and had a crew of 40 officers and about 250 men. Present Commanding Officer is Commander S M A K Azad, (G), psc, BN In 2014 Umar Farooq joined in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.".