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Not entirely true, usually, the class name comes from the first SHip in the class. F-22P is called Zulfiquar class, but Colloquially called "Sword" because the ships are named for swords.
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/sword-f22p/
DEPTH
10.2m
DISPLACEMENT
2,500t
SPEED
29kt
The F-22P or Sword class frigate is a 2,500t frigate built for the Pakistan Navy.
The F-22P frigate is an updated model of the type 053H3 or Jiangwei-class frigate built by China since the 1990s.
F-22P frigates are equipped with a 76.2mm main gun.
The anti-ship C-802 subsonic surface-to-surface missiles are carried in two containers with four cells each.
The main roles of the frigates include air defence of a force operating at sea or in convoy and commerce raiding.
The FM-90N SAM system is installed between the main deck and main gun.
Sword / F-22P Class Frigates, Pakistan
The F-22P or Zulfiquar (English: Sword) class