Oliver Hazard Class Frigate Acquisition by Pakistan

[Penguin]

PNS Alamgir commissioned at US naval station
ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): PNS Alamgir, an Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate, was commissioned in an impressive ceremony held at Mayport, Florida, United States.Pakistan Ambassador in the US Husain Haqqani was the chief guest on the occasion.The time of commissioning i.e. 19:47 was specially chosen which has specific relation with the year of independence of Pakistan.Speaking at the ceremony, the ambassador said that commissioning of PNS Alamgir will go a long way in enhancing Pakistan’s capability to provide maritime security in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden as well as in Horn of Africa/Gulf of Aden Area.

He emphasized that this ship transfer also symbolizes the strong bond of friendship between the Governments of USA and Pakistan.
Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates are being operated by many navies in the world which is a testimony to its reliability for undertaking prompt and sustained maritime operations.
These ships are suited for conducting maritime security operations which has become the primary task of navies in many parts of the world today.
PNS Alamgir is a large ship of 445 feet in length and displaces 4100 tons. It is propelled by gas turbines and can do sustained speeds of 30 knots plus. It is equipped for Anti-Submarine Warfare.
It’s 76mm fully automatic gun is capable of shooting both air and surface targets. It can carry two helicopters for multiple tasks. It’s large radius of action makes it a very suitable platform for sustained maritime operations.
PNS Alamgir after necessary maintenance work and training will set sail for Pakistan in January 2011.
The ship is a potent addition in Pakistan Navy Surface Fleet and with its onboard weapons and sensors will be able to effectively contribute in the maritime defence of Pakistan.
The commissioning ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff of Pakistan Navy, Vice Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila HI(M), various dignitaries, high officials including Congressman Cranshew and Commander Fourth Fleet Rear Admiral Guillory.
Captain Naveed Ashraf TI(M), T Bt PN assumed Command of PNS Alamgir as the commissioning Commanding Officer. Ship carries a crew of 245, including 17 Officers.

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - PNS Alamgir commissioned at US naval station

It appears she's a little behind schedule: 2-3 weeks.

Sailing 'in January' is up to an including 31st. Previous article mentions 10 feb 2011.

 

[Penguin]

Oh no! Wonder who's at fault and who's going to pay for the necessary additional repairs.

Frigate, Pier Damaged At Drydock

POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2011UPDATED: 2:46 pm EST January 21, 2011

The PNS Alamgir and the drydock it was in were damaged while testing the ship's engines Friday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Navy guided missile frigate that was sold to the Pakistani navy earlier this year was damaged on Friday morning, along with the pier of a Northside shipyard where the ship is undergoing repairs.

The USS McInerny was transferred in August and renamed the PNS Alamgir. It was at BAE Drydock -- formerly Atlantic Drydock -- in the 8500 block of Heckscher Drive for renovations before it was to steam for Pakistan next week.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the ship's engines were being tested when it lurched forward, slamming into the pier causing heavy damage to the pier and the bow of the ship.

There was no oil or fuel spill, but the hull was crumpled.
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Frigate, Pier Damaged At Drydock - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville

 

[Penguin]

Very nice shot of the 25mm placed on some Perry class ships over what remains of the Mk13 launcher. Looks like such a structure is stroung enough that it might be able to support a 21-round RAM launcher. Interesting, though, how the installation keeps the Mk13 base intact.

 

[Penguin]

"An MQ-8B Fire Scout hovers over the flight deck of the guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8). U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Alan Gragg"

Shiny New Hybrid | Defense Media Network

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Oh no! Wonder who's at fault and who's going to pay for the necessary additional repairs.


Frigate, Pier Damaged At Drydock - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville

@Penguin,

This is an academically interesting incident.
If it happened while the ship was in Dry-Dock, that means that the D/Dock was flooded and the ship was afloat but secured by mooring ropes to the D/Dock.
Carrying out engine trials within a Dry-Dock is not (AFAIK) a SOP. More so in a Graving Dock. A Dry-Dock by definition is a very confined space. The Dry-Dock in this instance is a floating D/Dock which means that the Dock was ballasted down at the time of incident and the ship was floating off the blocks but secured by mooring lines.

However i’m inclined to believe that it happened with the ship afloat and tied up alongside the ‘finger pier’ which juts out into the harbor channel.
From the orientation of the pier and reading the nature of damage (as described) the ship was at the pier "nose in", i.e. heading towards the shore. If the ship had been "nose-out" i.e. heading towards the harbor channel, damage may have been minimised/obviated.

A (very) likely scenario is that the Engine(s) were started, control was lost, the mooring ropes paid out/parted and the ship gathered momentum.

Carrying out Engine trials while moored alongside a pier is not unusual, but some precautions have to be enforced; extra mooring ropes secured, crew closed up at mooring stations fore and aft, anchors cleared away for emergency use, the emergency stops for the engine manned and most importantly berths ahead and astern of the ship (under trial) vacant.

The type and identity of the ship in this instance is only incidental. The rest of the circumstances are relevant to an academic analysis.
In the past, i've had to study an instance of a ship alongside (under engine trials) that overran the engine controls and "took off", in that instance the damage was mitigated (to some extent) by the action of the crew who dropped the anchors which did not hold but rapidly arrested the momentum .

 

[truthseeker2010]

which missile's will alamgir carry now since the Mk-13 has been removed?

 

[Penguin]

which missile's will alamgir carry now since the Mk-13 has been removed?

Unknown. We will have to wait and see what she looks like when she arrives home. Besides, most of the Mk13 launcher is still installed, just the launcher arm appears to have been removed (in addition, the associated STIR is gone, taking away most but not all missile guidance capability - the WM25 dome has a single channel available for close in illumination for SARH missiles like Standard, Sea Sparrow)

 

[truthseeker2010]

so right now its just a "gun ship". and what about the helo Sea hawk or Harbin Z-9?

 

[Penguin]

so right now its just a "gun ship". and what about the helo Sea hawk or Harbin Z-9?

Oh please, do a little reading of earlier post. This has been chewed out in extenso:

20mm phalanx CIWS
2-3 25mm Bushmaster cannon
76mm Oto Melara naval gun
2x3 torpedotubes for 324mm ASW lightweight torps
chaff/flares
nixie torp decoy
EW countermeasures (ESM, Jammers)
2x helicopter (for both ASW and ASuW roles)
full set of sensors, including towed array sonar.

 

[Penguin]

Very nice shot of the 25mm placed on some Perry class ships over what remains of the Mk13 launcher. Looks like such a structure is stroung enough that it might be able to support a 21-round RAM launcher. Interesting, though, how the installation keeps the Mk13 base intact.

Just for size comparison purposes:

RAM on a greek ship.

Typhoon on Armidale class veseel

 

[TOPGUN]

Oh please, do a little reading of earlier post. This has been chewed out in extenso:

20mm phalanx CIWS
2-3 25mm Bushmaster cannon
76mm Oto Melara naval gun
2x3 torpedotubes for 324mm ASW lightweight torps
chaff/flares
nixie torp decoy
EW countermeasures (ESM, Jammers)
2x helicopter (for both ASW and ASuW roles)
full set of sensors, including towed array sonar.

Thx Penguin for the info anyhow bro what heli is the ship gona carry ? the z-9 and do you think it would be anothe kind of them ?

 

[Jigs]

Oh please, do a little reading of earlier post. This has been chewed out in extenso:

20mm phalanx CIWS
2-3 25mm Bushmaster cannon
76mm Oto Melara naval gun
2x3 torpedotubes for 324mm ASW lightweight torps
chaff/flares
nixie torp decoy
EW countermeasures (ESM, Jammers)
2x helicopter (for both ASW and ASuW roles)
full set of sensors, including towed array sonar.

I still have not seen the Phalanx on this ship. Also does the two helicopter set up work for any helicopter or certain types. I only see one S-70B operating from these in TN service and they had to be modified to accommodate it.

 

[truthseeker2010]

Oh please, do a little reading of earlier post. This has been chewed out in extenso:

20mm phalanx CIWS
2-3 25mm Bushmaster cannon
76mm Oto Melara naval gun
2x3 torpedotubes for 324mm ASW lightweight torps
chaff/flares
nixie torp decoy
EW countermeasures (ESM, Jammers)
2x helicopter (for both ASW and ASuW roles)
full set of sensors, including towed array sonar.

Take it easy...did i said something wrong.... These(CIWS, Bushmaster, Oto) are all guns and other than this all are standard stuff.

 

[Penguin]

Thx Penguin for the info anyhow bro what heli is the ship gona carry ? the z-9 and do you think it would be anothe kind of them ?

It could handle Sea Kings. Z-9 is another real possibility. But I'm also expecting it to be used with rotary UAVs.

 

[Penguin]

I still have not seen the Phalanx on this ship. Also does the two helicopter set up work for any helicopter or certain types. I only see one S-70B operating from these in TN service and they had to be modified to accommodate it.

Dimensionally S-70B = export version of SH-60 LAMPS-III

OHP was built in 2 variants: short and long hull. The short-hull Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates that are currently part of the Turkish Navy were modified with the ASIST landing platform system at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard, so that they can accommodate the S-70B Seahawk helicopters. McInerney/Alamgir and any future OHP coming to PN are all long hull variants and need no such modification.

All OHPs have Phalanx CIWS atop the hangar. None have transferred to foreign navies without it.