Second F-22P Frigate arrives in Pakistan

[Tomahawk]

Geo News reported that second F-22P Frigate has arrived today in Pakistan.
The Second Frigate is PNS Shamsheer.

 

[mshoaib61]

The second F-22 P Frigate of Pakistan Navy- the PNS Shamsheer arrived in Pakistan on Saturday after being commissioned in December last year at Shanghai, China.According to an announcement in a press release of the ISPR (Navy), the ship traveled through Karachi and visited Singapore and Colombo.An outstanding reception ceremony was held at the PN Dockyard where the ship was welcomed by PN officials.

Commander Pakistan Fleet Rear Admiral Tanveer Faiz, a large number of PN officers and men and families of ship’s crew were present on the occasion.Being constructed in collaboration with the China Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, the PNS Shamsheer is the second of the four ships being manufactured.The third ship is in the pipe line and expected to be delivered in the third quarter of this year while the construction of the fourth one is likely to be completed by 2013.

 

[TOPGUN]

Any pic's?

 

[Frankenstein]

good luck pakistan

 

[Gin ka Pakistan]

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[Faizan Qadri]

What is the name of first F-22p frigate?

 

[Tomahawk]

PNS Shamsheer, the second Chinese-built F-22P Frigate of the Pakistan Navy (PN), arrived on Saturday at the Karachi port after being commissioned in December 2009 in Shanghaim China.

En route to Karachi, the ship visited Singapore and Colombo (Sri Lanka). Approaching Karachi harbour, it was welcomed out at sea by the PN surface and aviation units.

Later, upon arrival, a reception ceremony was held at the PN Dockyard. Pakistan Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Tanveer Faiz, a large number of PN officers and families of the ship’s crew were also present.

According to an ISPR statement, PNS Shamsheer is the second of the series of four ships being constructed for the PN in collaboration with China at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. The third ship is also nearing completion and is expected to be handed over to Pakistan in the third quarter of 2010. The fourth ship is under construction at the Karachi Shipyard under transfer-of-technology arrangements, and will be completed by 2013.

The F-22P frigate is a Sword Class Ship, capable of surviving in a multi-threat environment. The ship is fitted with long-range surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and latest automatic 76mm guns. In a multi-threat environment, the ship is capable of delivering torpedoes and depth charges and also caries Z9EC helicopters. It is also equipped with advance command and control, electronic warfare systems, and a hi-tech air defence system (CIWS). The platform is fitted with long-range surface and air surveillance radars and a long-range SONAR. The frigate is 123 meters long and has a displacement of 3000 tonnes.

The ship will be formally inducted in the PN fleet in the first half of next month.

PN’s second F-22P frigate arrives from China

 

[Tomahawk]

PNS Shamsheer

 

[Silent observer]

wow!!!!! that was quick, isnt it?

china is going very fast, rather too fast for the rest of the world

good going China

congrats Pak navy

regards

 

[Enigma SIG]

wow!!!!! that was quick, isnt it?

china is going very fast, rather too fast for the rest of the world

good going China

congrats Pak navy

regards

heh; they were the only ones who could build the ark in a limited time in 2012

 

[graphican]

Are we not getting 8 of them? If yes than can somebody tell me are they of the same class or better ones? and what is their arrival time line?

 

[New Shivaji]

Congrats on getting Shamsheer.
I am not looking to flame but how does F22p Shamsheer compare to Projetct 17 Shivalik frigates by India to be inducted in April 2010.

Pls. give only relevant facts nothing else.

 

[nightrider_saulat]

till 2013 we will be having four of these frigates...according to PN's future ambition they at least want to have 8-10 frigates....after four is there any chance that there will be any more f-22P....

 

[TaimiKhan]

Guys, if we had wanted F-22P more, we would have seen the order for them by now, as it takes 3-5 years for the delivery to take place.

PN always tries for 3-4 frigates of the same class, exception for more if the frigate/destroyer is of superior class.

4 are enough for the time being, we need now is something much superior.

The turkish Milgem & Chinese Type-054A are very good options.

We may see the Chinese one, as Turkish may have a few western equipment, which we may not be able to buy or not sold.

 

[Super Falcon]

Guys, if we had wanted F-22P more, we would have seen the order for them by now, as it takes 3-5 years for the delivery to take place.

PN always tries for 3-4 frigates of the same class, exception for more if the frigate/destroyer is of superior class.

4 are enough for the time being, we need now is something much superior.

The turkish Milgem & Chinese Type-054A are very good options.

We may see the Chinese one, as Turkish may have a few western equipment, which we may not be able to buy or not sold.

yes sir i agree with you that chinese option is better than turkish but the probleum is we need destroyers around 4 and corvete is not bigger than destroyer and chinese type 054 is destroyer and turkish one is corvete we need both we need destroyers for anti air role specially