This is a list of Pakistan Navy ships currently in service.
Surface Vessels[]
Class | Ships | Displacement | Type | Origin | Picture | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frigates(11 in service) | ||||||
Zulfiquar class frigate | 3144 tons (full load) | Multi-role frigate | Pakistan |
251 PNS Zulfiquar
252 PNS Shamsheer |
Ordered from China in 2005. First ship, PNS Zulfiquar was handed over to Pakistan Navy on 30 July 2009. Second ship handed over on 23 January 2010. Third ship, PNS Saif is undergoing sea trials. Fourth frigate launched by KSEW on 17 June 2011 was handed over to Pakistan Navy on September 3, 2013. Rumours are that two more frigates of this class are being built indigenously by KSEW. These six ships are intended to replace the Navy's ageing fleet of Type 21 frigates . | |
Tariq-class frigate | File:HMS Ambuscade (F172).jpg | 3250 tons (full load) | Multi-role frigate | United Kingdom | F-181 PNS Tariq
F-182 PNS Babur |
Active as of 2013. |
Alamgir class frigate |
4200 tons (full load) | Guided Missile Frigate | USA | PNS Alamgir | Originally 5 ordered, only one delivered. Received $78 million overhaul before being delivered to Pakistan . Others not delivered as a result of hampered relations. |
Submarines[]
Class | Picture | Displacement | Type | Propulsion | Origin | Ships | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Submarines (8 in service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hashmat class submarine | 1788 tons (submerged) | SSK Hunter-Killer Submarine |
Air-independent propulsion | France | PNS Hashmat S135 |
These submarines were originally intended to be sold to South Africa, but after the UN embargo on it, they were sold to Pakistan instea | Khalid class submarine | - | 2083 tons (submerged) | SSK Hunter-Killer submarine |
Air-Independent Propulsion | Pakistan |
PNS Khalid S137 | The first submarine of the class, PNS Khalid, was built entirely in France. Then, the second submarine, PNS Saad, had some parts built in France, which were then shipped to Pakistan, and completed there, with the help of French engineers. The third submarine, PNS Hamza, was built and assembled entirely in Pakistan. These submarines are an improved version of the Agosta class submarine, with greater battery life, diving depth, and lower noise signature. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
X-Craft | - | 12100 tons (submerged) | [ nuclear Attack Submarine(SSgn) |
Diesel-electric Propulsion | Pakistan Patrol Boats[]
Mine Warfare[]
Auxiliary Vessels[]
See also[]References[]
External links[]The original article can be found at List of active Pakistan Navy ships and the edit history here. |