List of active Pakistan Navy ships

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List of active Pakistan Navy ships:

Following is a list of Pakistan Naval Ships, Submarines, and other Watercraft which are currently in service .

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Submarine fleet

Conventional-powered attack submarines

ClassPictureTypeQuantityOriginBoatDisplacementNote
Active (5)
Agosta-90B class Hamza!.jpg Attack submarine 3Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
PNS Khalid (S137)
PNS Saad (S138)
PNS Hamza (S139)
2,050 tonsFirst submarine was built in France and under the Transfer of Technology agreement the next two were built at Karachi Shipyard, Pakistan. [1] [2] Being upgraded by STM, Turkey. [3] [4] As of January 2023, 2 submarines have been upgraded by STM, 1 remaining. [5]
Agosta-70 class Hshmt - rzmysh mshtrkh dryyy yrn w pkhstn dr tngh hrmz (3).jpg Attack submarine 2Flag of France.svg  France PNS Hashmat (S135)
PNS Hurmat (S136)
1,760 tonsThese submarines were originally intended to be sold to South Africa, but after the UN embargo on it, they were sold to Pakistan instead. [6]
On Order (8)
Hangor class
Chinese Type 093 submarine.jpg
Attack submarine 8 on orderFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
PNS Hangor(Shark)
PNS Ghazi (Warrior)
PNS Shushuk (South Asian river dolphin)
PNS Mangro
PNS Tasnim (Ahmed Tasnim)
PNS Seem Maai (Carp)
PNS (??)
PNS (??)
2,800 tonsEight submarines are on order - with the first four being built in China by the China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSOC) and the last four being built in Pakistan by the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW). [7] The first four submarines are expected to be delivered by 2025, while the last four are expected to be delivered by 2028. [8]

Midget submarines

ClassPictureTypeQuantityOriginBoatDisplacementNote
Active (3)
Cosmos-class submarine
Cosmos Class Submarine.jpg
Shallow water midget submarine 3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
X-Craft


110 tons3 active. These mini-submarines designed by Italian firm M/s COSMOS in 1986 but built in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard under "Transfer of Technology" agreement.

Surface fleet

Frigates

ClassPictureTypeQuantityOriginShipDisplacementNote
Active (9)
Tughril class Type-54ap.jpg Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Tughril (F261) [9]
PNS Taimur (F262)
PNS Tippu Sultan (F263)
PNS Shah Jahan (F264)
4,100 tonsFirst two ships were commissioned in 2022 while the remaining two were commissioned in 2023. [10]
Zulfiquar class PNS Saif - Side View.jpg Multi-Role Guided Missile Frigate 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
PNS Zulfiquar (F251)
PNS Shamsheer (F252)
PNS Saif (F253)
PNS Aslat (F254)
3,144 tonsBased on updated Type 053H3 frigates. [11] Design is also influenced from Type 054. The F-22P’s hull contains type 054 frigate’s radar cross-section reduction. First three ships were constructed in China and the fourth ship was built in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard with transfer of technology. [12] [13] [14]
Oliver Hazard Perry class Pakistani frigate Alamgir (F260) underway in the Arabian Sea on 6 September 2021 (210906-N-JW440-1005).JPG Guided Missile Frigate 1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States PNS Alamgir (F260) 4,200 tons [15]
Planned
Jinnah class Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate Up to 6 ships plannedFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey PNS Jinnah (F265)

(Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

3,300 tonsThe Jinnah-class Frigate is currently under final stages of design phase. Model of Jinnah Class Frigate for Pakistan Navy revealed in IDEF 2021 Turkey. These ships will be made in Karachi Shipyard under Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement from Afsat Turkey . Pakistan plans to build upto 6 Jinnah frigates after construction of all Babur class corvettes. Estimated timeline of delivery of 6 ships is between 2030s to mid 2040s. [16] [17]

Corvettes

ClassPictureTypeOriginQuantityShipDisplacementNotes
Active (7) | On Order (5)
Babur class U.S. Navy Cmdr. Russell Caldwell waves to the Turkish corvette TCG Heybeliada (F 511) from aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea during a passing exercise Sept 140902-N-IY142-159.jpg Heavy corvette Flag of Pakistan.svg 1 active
3 on order
PNS Babur (F280)
PNS Badr(F281)
PNS Khaibar(F282)
PNS Tariq(F283)
2,888 tonsBased on Tukish MILGEM project. [18] PNS Badr (F281), PNS Khaibar (F282) and PNS Tariq (F283) are undergoing outfitting [19] while PNS Babur (F280) has been commissioned. [20]
Yarmook class PNS Tabuk (272) sailed in the Gulf of Oman.jpg Corvette Origin:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg , Flag of Romania.svg
Construction: Flag of Romania.svg
2 active
2 on order
PNS Yarmook (F271)
PNS Tabuk (F272)
PNS Hunain (F273)
PNS Yamama (F274)
2,300 tons (batch-I)
2,600 tons (batch-II)
Dutch shipbuilder Damen built PNS Yarmook commissioned in Feb 2020. PNS Tabuk commissioned on 12 November 2020. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
Batch-II with 2 more OPVs are on order. Batch-II ships are based on Damen OPV 2600. These ships will be armed with Ashm and Anti-Air systems and will be designated as guided missile corvettes in PN.

PNS Hunain (based on OPV 2600) was launched by Damen Shipyards on 14 September 2023 followed by the launch of PNS Yamama on 19 February 2024. [26] [27] [28]

Azmat class Light Corvette Flag of Pakistan.svg 4 active PNS Azmat (1013)
PNS Dehshat (1014)
PNS Himmat (1027)
PNS Haibat (1028)
560 tonsThe first ship was built at Xingang Shipyard in China. [29] Rest were built under the Transfer of Technology agreement in Pakistan at Karachi Shipyard. [30] [31] [32] [33]

Missile boats

ClassPictureTypeQuantityOriginShipDisplacementNote
Active (4)
Jalalat class Jalalat class - 2.jpg Missile boat 2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PNS Jalalat
PNS Shujaat
250 tonsScheduled to be replaced by Tuzla class in the near future. [34]
Jurrat class PNS Jurrat.jpg Missile boat 2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
PNS Jurrat
PNS Quwwat
250 tonsCommissioned in 2006, Thai designed Marsun M39 Fast Patrol Boat built under ToT at Karachi Shipyard. Scheduled to be replaced by Tuzla class in the near future. [35]

Fast patrol crafts & High speed boats

ClassPictureTypeQuantityOriginShipDisplacementNote
Active (65) | On Order (20)
Marine Assault Boats (MAB) PAKISTAN-Marine-Assault-Boats-MABs-700x337.jpg Fast patrol boat 18Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12 tonsIn June 2019, Pakistan Navy received first two MABs from Polish shipbuilder, Techno Marine under the Transfer of Technology agreement. Remaining MABs are built in Pakistan. [36] [37]
MRTP-33/35
PNS Karrar.jpg
Fast patrol craft 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey PNS Zarrar
PNS Karrar
120 tonsFew more MRTP-33 or MRTP-35 crafts are planned [38]
Larkana-class
Larkana (PB 157)-090309-N-4774B-055.jpg
Gun boat 1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PNS Larkana180 tonsScheduled to be replaced by MRTP-33 class or MRTP-35 class in the near future [39]
Hovercraft

4 x 8100TD Griffon Class Pakistan navy.jpg

Hovercraft 14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10 tonsHovercraft are mostly used by Pakistan navy marines & SSG(N). Pakistan is using British origin Griffon 8100TD & Griffon 2000 TD type of hovercraft
Chaser TM-1226 class US Navy 030524-N-4441P-075 A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) with Special Boat Team (SBT) members approaches Joint Venture.jpg Rapid response boat30Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Pak Navy is using the Chaser TM-1226 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) for its Special Services Group Navy (SSGN) commandos [40] [41]
Indigenous Gun Boats Gun boat 20 on orderFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 220 tonsBeing built with the assistance of Swift Ships USA.

Keel laying of first boat was done on January 27, 2023. Remaining boats to be constructed in batches. [42]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Moawin class

Moawin pns17000.jpg

Replenishment oiler Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
PNS Moawin (A39) 17,000 tonsOne of the largest replenishment oiler in Navy inventory built by Karachi Shipyard under ToT with Turkish shipbuilder. One more planned under Navy Modernization plans.
Fuqing class
UG-LK Photowalk - Colombo Harbour - 2017-03-12 (1).jpg
Replenishment oiler Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Nasr (A47) 22,099 tons Type 905 replenishment tanker. Bought from China and commissioned on 26 August 1987. [43] [44]
Gwadar class
PNS Gwadar.jpg
Coastal tankerFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PNS Gwadar
PNS Kalmat
2000+ tonsBuilt by Karachi Shipyard, ships were commissioned on 5 November 1984 and 29 August 1992 respectively.

[45] [46]

Madadgar classCoastal tankerFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PNS Madadgar
PNS Rasadgar
1600+ tonsBuilt by Karachi Shipyard, both ships were commissioned on 19 July 2011. [47]

Spy ships

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Rizwan classMissile tracking shipFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Rizwan (A294)Built by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, China. Delivered to the Pakistan Navy in June 2023. [48]

Research & survey vessels

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Behr Masah classHydrographic survey vesselFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Behr Masah3,000 tons [49] Built by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China. Commissioned on 4 November 2019 [50]
Behr Paima classHydrographic survey vesselFlag of Japan.svg  Japan PNS Behr Paima 1,200 tonsBuilt by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. Commissioned in 1983. Might be replaced by Behr Masah. [51]

Mine countermeasure vessels

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Munsif class
Cephee BALTOPS 2010b.JPG
Minehunter Flag of France.svg  France PNS Munsif
PNS Muhafiz
PNS Mujahid
536 tonsEx Tripartite-class mine hunters. First two ships were built in France, third ship was assembled in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard. [52]

Support ships

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Behr Kusha classDredging VesselFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Behr KushaBuilt by Zhoushan Zhaobao Shipyard and commissioned on 15 August 2008. [51]
Rah Kusha classBackhoe DredgerFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Rah KushaBuilt by China Tianjin Shipyard and commissioned on 15 March 2018. [53] [54]

Training vessels

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Rah Naward class
PrinceWilliamAlongsideInFredrikstad.jpg
Tall sailFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom PNS Rah Naward Ex Prince William initially built in Germany and completed by Appledore Shipbuilders, was acquired from Tall Ship Youth Trust and commissioned on 23 September 2010. [51]

Miscellaneous

ClassPictureTypeOriginShipDisplacementNote
Tarseel classSplit Hopper BargeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS Tarseel 1
PNS Tarseel 2
Built by China Tianjin Shipyard and commissioned on 15 March 2018. [53] [54]
Balochistan classFerryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PNS BalochistanBuilt by Jianglong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, China. Commissioned in September 2023. [55]

See also

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