PNS Zulfiquar (F251)

History

PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251), a F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate anchored in the Port Klang in Malaysia in 2009.




Pakistan
Name	PNS Zulfiquar
Namesake	Zulfiqar (lit. Sword)
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. in China
Laid down	12 October 2006
Launched	7 April 2008
Acquired	30 July 2009
Commissioned	19 September 2009
In service	2009–present
Home port	Karachi Naval Base
Status	In active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate
Displacement	2,500 tonnes (standard) 3,144 tonnes (full load)
Length	123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)
Beam	13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	CODAD (Combined Diesel and Diesel) 2 × Tognum MTU 12V 1163 TB 83 at 10.5 MW 2 × MTU cruise diesels at 6.6 MW
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h) maximum
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement	215, 15 officers and 200 enlists.
Sensors & processing systems	SUR 17 air surveillance radar SR-60 air/surface search radar KH 2007 navigation radar Type 347 CIWS fire-control radar CIWS electro-optical director Radar warning receiver suite
Electronic warfare & decoys	RWD-8 intercept, NJ8I-3 jammer Decoy flare, chaff launchers
Armament	Guns: 1 × 76.2 mm calibre AK–176M main gun 2 × Type 730B CIWS Missiles: 1 × 8-cell FM-90N SAM launcher 2 × 4-cell C-802 SSM launchers Other: 2 × 3-cell ET-52C torpedo launchers 2 × 6-cell RDC-32 anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft carried	1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar

PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251) is the lead ship of the F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigates since 2009. She was designed and constructed by Chinese firm, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, for the Pakistan Navy. The vessel's design is primarily influenced from the Type 053H3 frigate.