PNS Saif (F253)

For other ships with the same name, see PNS Saif.
PNS Saif (FFG-253), a F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate anchored in the Manila South Harbor in the Philippines in 2017.
History
Pakistan
NamePNS Saif
NamesakeSaif (Lit. talwar, sword)
BuilderHudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. in China
Laid down4 November 2008
Launched28 May 2009
Commissioned19 September 2010
In service2010–present
HomeportKarachi Naval Base
Nickname(s)Saifuddin
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeF-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,500 tonnes (standard)[1]
  • 3,144 tonnes (full load)
Length123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)
Beam13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Draught3.76 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
Speed29 kn (54 km/h) maximum
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement202, 14 officers and 188 enlists.
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar

PNS Saif (FFG-253) is a F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate which serves as the front line warship of the Pakistan Navy since her commission in 2010.[2]

Operational history

Saif was constructed and built in China by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. where her keel laying was performed.[3] Saif was subjected to the extensive sea trials conducted by the Pakistan Navy in China under Captain Zubair Shafiq on June-July 2010, and was acquired on 9 November 2010.[4]

On 19 September 2010, Saif was commissioned into the military services of the Pakistan Navy with Adm. Noman Bashir overseeing her commissioning ceremony in China.[5] She is the second warship to have the name Saif, which is a talwar (Urdu: تلوار) or sword (Arabic: سيف). Her commissioning ended the construction phase of the project in China.[6]

References

  1. ^ F 2 2 P Frigate Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "First Ever Deployment of Pakistan Navy Ship Under Pakistan Navy's Regional Maritime Security Patrol (RMSP) Initiative in Gulf of Aden & Southern Red Sea Region". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Pakistan CNS commissions of 3rd F-22 P Frigate". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Defence Pakistan Navy" (PDF). Naval Radio. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Commissions Third F-22P Frigate". Naval Technology. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Third F22P frigate inducted in naval fleet". DAWN.COM. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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