Navy selects Sea King helicopter for Fleet Tanker

[313baberali]

According to the Delta Marine* & STM** catalogues. Pakistan Navy selects SEA KING helicopter for fleet tanker. Delta Marine catalogue shows helicopter hangar for 1 SEA KING Helicopter & 1 Dolphin helicopter, in Aviation facilities section. (One House for both)

While STM Catalogue shows helicopter deck for landing & take off of SEA KING Size helicopters as well as helicopter hangar for 1 SEA KING size Helicopter in Transportation capacity section. In capabilities section catalogue conforms helicopter deck for SEA KING size helicopter and hangar to house 1 SEA KING helicopter.

Above details shows Navy might use, existing helicopters for its Fleet Tanker. As compare to Harbin Z9 Dolphin Helicopters, chances of SEA KING helicopters are more to be a part of PNFT.


* Firm Design Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT)

** Company is building PNFT in Karachi Shipyard

some clicks of under construction PNFT

 

[alimobin memon]

There should have been limited force capability to carry some armored vehicles and soldiers. its 22000ton ship there should be some room around even 500 tons

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

There should have been limited force capability to carry some armored vehicles and soldiers. its 22000ton ship there should be some room around even 500 tons

Sounds like you're talking about Amphibious Assault Ship.

Tankers and *** have different missions. Even a 'limited force' you're talking about tens of millions of dollars in equipment.

And taking a vessel without any defensive capabilities within striking range of coastal and aerial defenses.

 

[alimobin memon]

Sounds like you're talking about Amphibious Assault Ship.

Tankers and *** have different missions. Even a 'limited force' you're talking about tens of millions of dollars in equipment.

And taking a vessel without any defensive capabilities within striking range of coastal and aerial defenses.

You are right just had thoughts you cleared thanks

According to the Delta Marine* & STM** catalogues. Pakistan Navy selects SEA KING helicopter for fleet tanker. Delta Marine catalogue shows helicopter hangar for 1 SEA KING Helicopter & 1 Dolphin helicopter, in Aviation facilities section. (One House for both)

While STM Catalogue shows helicopter deck for landing & take off of SEA KING Size helicopters as well as helicopter hangar for 1 SEA KING size Helicopter in Transportation capacity section. In capabilities section catalogue conforms helicopter deck for SEA KING size helicopter and hangar to house 1 SEA KING helicopter.

Above details shows Navy might use, existing helicopters for its Fleet Tanker. As compare to Harbin Z9 Dolphin Helicopters, chances of SEA KING helicopters are more to be a part of PNFT.


* Firm Design Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT)

** Company is building PNFT in Karachi Shipyard
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some clicks of under construction PNFT

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in first pic it says 2 ciws and in second there is 1 with 2 x 25 mm semi auto guns

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Impressive ship

These ships are pretty big

*The image is for Japanese supply ship but I assume the Pakistani ship is simillar

 

[313baberali]

You are right just had thoughts you cleared thanks


in first pic it says 2 ciws and in second there is 1 with 2 x 25 mm semi auto guns

You are right just had thoughts you cleared thanks


in first pic it says 2 ciws and in second there is 1 with 2 x 25 mm semi auto guns

Yap there is little difference on both handouts,as in one dolphin helicopter is also mention, but other print shows sea king only,looks like hangar is for 2 helicopters.well lot of things change in between design and manufacturing.

Impressive ship

These ships are pretty big

*The image is for Japanese supply ship but I assume the Pakistani ship is simillar

No need of assuming

She is just like model pic you can match from first post underconstruction pics

 

[tommytrant20]

very impressed by the boom in the sector at national lightweight paskitan weapons.
the horse race between the major powers as underground China, Russia, America, Europe, India, .... then paskitan very well prepared

 

[optimisticlad]

great to seee Navy too getting some assets.

 

[fatman17]

I think what delta marine is suggesting that the tanker can accommodate both sea kings and the Chinese z9ec helos which are in PN inventory.

 

[313baberali]

I think what delta marine is suggesting that the tanker can accommodate both sea kings and the Chinese z9ec helos which are in PN inventory.

D.M is giving reference of Pakistan navy in that page.This is what there naval architects design for STM client

 

[Danish saleem]

most importantly its Made in Pakistan.

which is my Proud.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Finally some Pictures

 

[Abingdonboy]

Impressive ship

These ships are pretty big

*The image is for Japanese supply ship but I assume the Pakistani ship is simillar

That's an Indian Navy Deepak-class fleet tanker- INS Shakti (A 57), supplying USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force Akizuki-class destroyer JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118).


@Topic, will new Sea Kings be procured for this ship? AFAIK Sea Kings have been out of production for a while so I find the way of reporting this a bit odd. The ships was always going to be designed to house a Sea King (as it is already in PN service) was it not?

 

[Cool_Soldier]

PN does not have any plan to acquire new Sea King helicopters.It looks to me the current fleet of sea king might be transferred to Tanker fleet and new attach helicopter will take over their role on war ships.

 

[313baberali]

PN does not have any plan to acquire new Sea King helicopters.It looks to me the current fleet of sea king might be transferred to Tanker fleet and new attach helicopter will take over their role on war ships.

Yes ,navy not have any new plan yet,correct me if wrong.i never seen landing seaking in any of Pakistan ships? So it will be good to see sea king landing on new fleet tanker . But its not a helicoptercarier so turn by turn