| Pakistan Navy Dockyard | |
|---|---|
 Badge of Pakistan Navy | |
| Active | 1952 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Navy |
| Type | Naval Base |
| Garrison/HQ | Karachi coast, Sindh, Pakistan |
The Pakistan Navy Dockyard, officially known as the PN Dockyard, is a naval base located off the Karachi coast and adjacent to the commercial premises of the KESW Ltd. and the PNS Qasim. [1]
It is also the only submarine construction base for the Pakistan Navy.[ citation needed ]
The Pakistan Navy (PN) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The Pakistan Navy operates on the coastline of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. It was established in August 1947, following the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom.
Vice Admiral Ahmad TasnimHI(M) SJ & Bar SI(M) SBt is a retired three-star rank admiral of the Pakistan Navy who is known for his command of Hangor, a submarine that sank INS Khukri on 8 December 1971 during Pakistan's third war with India, off the coast of Diu, Gujarat.
The Zulfiquar-class frigate, also known as F-22P or in English: Sword class, is a class of multi-mission guided missile frigates, in service with the Pakistan Navy. The class is based on an updated model of the Chinese design, the Type 053H3. The frigates were designed and built jointly in Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China and the KS&EW Ltd. in Pakistan.
The Pakistan Navy Special Service Group is the special operations force tasked with the conducting the small-unit based military operations in all environmental formats of the sea, air, and land by adopting to the tactics of the unconventional warfare.
The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited is a major defence contractor and shipbuilding company situated in the West Wharf in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan.
The Pakistan Marines or simply as Pak Marines, is an expeditionary and amphibious warfare uniform service branch within the Pakistan Navy, consisting of the naval officers and other personnel to perform their duties within the Marines. Pakistan Marines are responsible for providing force protection in littorals, using the mobility of the Pakistan Navy to provide creeks defence, ground based air defence and Force protection.
Noman BashirNI(M) HI(M) SI(M) TI(M) LoM was a Pakistan Navy admiral who served as the 18th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) from 7 October 2008 until retiring on 7 October 2011.
The Cosmos-class submarine, officially Cos.Mo.S MG-110 locally designated as X-Craft, are a class of midget submarines designed by the Italian firm Cos.Mo.S, in Karachi Naval Dockyard, Pakistan.
Jinnah Naval Base is a strategic naval base of the Pakistan Navy located at Ormara, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is named after Pakistan's founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. It is Pakistan's second largest naval base.
Vice Admiral Tahseen Ullah Khan was a Pakistan Navy naval officer and served as director-general of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. A Navy engineer officer, Khan has previously served as a Defence Attaché at the Pakistan High Commission in Malaysia and as a military advisor to the Malaysian Navy.
Arnala class was an Indian designation for the Petya III-class vessels of the Indian Navy.
PNS/M Hamza (S-139) is a diesel-electric fast-attack submarine equipped with an air–independent propulsion system and the third submarine of her Agosta 90B/Khalid-class submarine. She was designed and constructed by the KSEW Ltd. under the technology transfer agreement with France in 1994.
The Pakistan Navy Station Iqbal is a naval base located off the Karachi coast, Sindh, Pakistan. The PNS Iqbal serves as the command post of the Pakistan Navy Special Service Group that were commissioned in 1966.
Tayyab Ali DogarHI(M) SI(M) SBt TI(M) was a Pakistani vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy.
Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK) is a formal title in the Pakistan Navy to denote the head of Pakistan Fleet Command. The role is responsible for fleet support, progressive transition of the fleet, and the effectiveness of the force. The COMPAK is also assigned with responsibilities to oversee combat and staff capabilities of the fleet such as deployment of the forces, in addition to ensure equipment capacities designed to improve "operational readiness".
The Hangor-class submarines are a class of diesel–electric attack submarines currently being manufactured by a joint-partnership of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) and the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) for the Pakistan Navy (PN). Eponymously christened after the former-Daphné-class submarines that the PN operated between 1970 and 2006, the class is an export derivative of the Chinese-origin Type 039A/041 attack submarine, currently operated by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). First unveiled to the public in 2018, the future submarines are envisaged to undertake anti-access/area denial operations within Pakistan's exclusive economic zone, through the use of heavyweight torpedoes and anti-ship cruising missiles.
111 ASW Squadron also known by their nickname the Arabian sharks is a helicopter squadron of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm. It is based at PNS Mehran and operates Westland Sea King helicopters deployed aboard various ships of the Pakistan Navy. The squadron was established in September 1974 at its home base as an Anti-submarine warfare squadron.
28 ASW Squadron is a maritime patrol squadron of the Pakistan Navy stationed at PNS Mehran in Karachi. Equipped with Lockheed P-3C Orions, the squadron is assigned Anti-submarine warfare wartime role.
The Pakistan Navy Logistics Command is one of the six principal commands-in-field of the Pakistan Navy, operating under the authority of the Commander Logistics (COMLOG), a role held by a flag officer. It manages logistics, engineering, and the naval resources allocation. It is also responsible for economical and ancillary support with a prime focus on transportation and maintenance of naval assets, including weapons, ammunition, and victuals، to the fleet and the all naval units in the country. The command also contributes to the modernization, repair, rebuilding, and construction of ships and submarines, including both independent operations and collaborations with designated yards for shipbuilding and repairs.