Jinnah-class frigate
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jinnah-class frigate |
| Builders | Platform Design Wing (designer) Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) |
| Operators | Pakistan Navy |
| Planned | 6–8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Multi-role frigate |
| Displacement | 3,300 tons |
| Length | 119.5 m (392 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15.40 m (50 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Aviation facilities | 1 × helicopter landing deck |
The Jinnah-class frigate is a class of multi-role frigates under construction for the Pakistan Navy. The Jinnah class is Pakistan's first indigenously designed and built frigate. A contract for the construction of the frigates was signed on 3 November 2025 with the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW), with the first warships expected to join the navy's fleet by 2028. The Jinnah class is named after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.