Yarmook-class corvette

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Class overview
NameYarmook class
BuildersDamen Shipyards, Galati, Romania (Galați shipyard)
OperatorsNaval Standard of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Navy
In service2020–present
In commission13 February 2020 – present
Planned4
Building1
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
(Batch-I) [1]
Type Corvette
Displacement2,300  t (2,300 long tons)
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Installed power CODAD, 4 × Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range6,000  nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) [2]
Endurance40 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIB boats
Complement60+
Sensors and
processing systems
MR-36A I-band Surface/ Air Search and Track Radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Decoy flare, chaff launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter and 1 × UAV
Aviation facilities Flight deck

The Yarmook-class corvette is a class of corvettes in service with the Pakistan Navy. The class is primarily based on Damen Group's Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) 1900. [3] The primary role of the class is to patrol the sea area.

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History

Damen signed an agreement with Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan on 30 June 2017 to design and build two multipurpose corvettes for Pakistan Navy. The Dutch shipbuilder selected its shipyard in Galați, Romania to build these vessels. According to Pakistan Navy officials, the corvettes will "act as force multipliers in enhancing [the] navy's capability of safeguarding maritime frontiers and will offer more flexibility in the conduct of [the] Pakistan Navy's initiative of independent Regional Maritime Security Patrols in the Indian Ocean Region". [4] On 13 July 2020, PNS Yarmook was inducted into the Pakistan Navy. [5]

The keel of the first vessel of the second batch of two offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Pakistani Navy was laid in 2022. [6] [7] The OPVs of the second batch are larger than the first batch and based on the Damen OPV 2600 design. [8]

On 12 September 2023 PNS Hunain was launched at Damen Shipyards Galați in Romania. [9] [10]

Last corvette of the second batch (PNS Yamama) was launched on 19 February 2024 at Damen Shipyards Galați in Romania. [11]

On 20 July 2024, PNS Yarmook set sail on a maritime patrol mission to safeguard Pakistani ports and vessels amidst the Red Sea crisis. [12]

Design and characteristics

The displacement of both the vessels is 2,300 tonnes. They are designed to carry out a variety of maritime operations and are able to transport both a helicopter and a unmanned aerial vehicle. They can also carry two high-speed rigid-hulled inflatable boats of 11.5 meters (38 ft) and 6.5 meters (21 ft) simultaneously. In addition to that, they are designed to accommodate two twenty-foot equivalent units for special mission-based operations. [13]

The vessels of the second batch have a length of 98 meters (322 ft), a beam of 14.4 meters (47 ft) and a draft of 4 meters (13 ft). [14] The displacement of both vessels is approximately 2600 tonnes. [7] Besides being larger than the corvettes of the first batch, the second batch corvettes are also more heavily armed. [15]


Ships in class

Yarmook-class corvettes
NamePennantShipyardLaunchedCommissioningNotes
Batch-I
PNS YarmookF-271Damen Shipyards Galati17 May 2019 [3] 13 February 2020 [13] Named after the Battle of the Yarmuk.
PNS Tabuk [16] F-2723 September 201912 November 2020 [17] Named after the Battle of Tabuk.
Batch-II
PNS HunainF-273Damen Shipyards Galati12 September 2023 [9] 26 July 2024 [18] Named after the Battle of Hunayn.
PNS YamamaF-27419 February 2024 [19] [20] Named after the Battle of al-Yamama

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