Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker built with collaboration of Turkey

Rashid Mahmood · Aug 19, 2016

HRK said:
you mean 6 in total, 3 additional ... ??

(current fleet tankers are: Nasr, Mowin & this new fleet tanker)

I meant that keeping in view the present fleet, we require 3 tankers only.

Sulman Badshah · Aug 19, 2016

PN FLEET TANKER WILL BE LAUNCHED ON 19 AUGUST 2016

Construction of PN Fleet Tanker is progressing rapidly and will be launched on 19 August 2016. Construction of the vessel was started on 27 November 2013 with steel cutting and subsequently keel laying was performed on 7 March 2014.

PNFT will provide not only logistic support to PN units at high seas but can also undertake combat support operations through embarked helicopters. PNFT is being built under the Class and will comply with IMO and MARPOL regulations envogue. For this, the ship is of double hull configuration. It is propelled by two diesel driven engines with controllable pitch propeller and can achieve a top speed of 20 knots at full load. PNFT is equipped with 4 x DGs for electrical power generation. With overall length of 158.4 m and maximum width of 22.0 m, the ship has scantling displacement of over 17000 tons.

Contract for indigenous construction of a Fleet Tanker for Pakistan Navy was signed on 22 Jan 2013 between Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), Pakistan and M/s STM of Turkey. As per the said contract, design of the ship along with Kit of Material (KoM) will be provided by M/s STM, whereas complete construction, outfitting, and trials will be undertaken by KS&EW. PN Fleet Tanker (PNFT) is the largest ship to be built in country to date.

ACE OF THE AIR · Aug 19, 2016

Rashid Mahmood said:
I meant that keeping in view the present fleet, we require 3 tankers only.

Sir
Which one of the two (Nasr or Moawin) is going to be replaced by the one launched? Both these ships are old.

If we add the 4 ADA class then the requirement would increase?

S.Y.A · Aug 19, 2016

Muhammad Omar said:
Qoumon ki taraki ka raaz? Jahaz Sazi

well looking at South Korea, the statement on the banner is correct to an extent.

ACE OF THE AIR said:
Sir
Which one of the two (Nasr or Moawin) is going to be replaced by the one launched? Both these ships are old.

If we add the 4 ADA class then the requirement would increase?

Moawin maybe, it was launched in '64 and Pakistan got it in the '90s, so it is about 52 years old. Whereas Nasr was built for and handed over to Pakistan promptly in '87, so it is just 29 years old.