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Pakistan Navy Commissions 2nd Type 054 A/P Frigate ‘PNS Taimur’

The Pakistan Navy formally commissioned its second Type 054 A/P frigate, PNS Taimur (266). The ceremony took place at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, China, on June 23, 2022. [...] PNS Taimur is the second of four frigates of Type 054 A/P being built for the Pakistan Navy. The lead ship of the class, PNS Tughril, was commissioned on January 24, 2022. PNS Taimur was launched on 29 January 2021, and the Chinese shipyard completed the ship in 17 months.

Pakistan signed an initial contract for the delivery of two Type 054 A/P frigates in 2017. An additional contract for two more ships was announced in June 2018. According to the contract, all four ships are built in China and the first two are expected to be delivered to the customer by year-end. HZ Shipyard seems to kept its commitment by delivering the second Type 054 A/P frigate on time. [...] They have a length of 134 meters, a beam of 16 meters for a displacement of 4,000 tons.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...ns-taimur/

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China's shipyard CSSC launches 1st Pakistani Hangor class submarine PNS Hangor

2 May, 2024 [...]

This first-of-class submarine was inaugurated at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s (WSIG) Shuangliu Base. The submarine is part of a larger agreement with China, which includes the construction of eight advanced submarines, with four being built in China and the remaining four in Pakistan at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) under a technology transfer arrangement. [...]

Structurally, the PNS Hangor boasts a double-hulled configuration, facilitating robust underwater performance and damage resilience. It stretches approximately 77.7 meters in length and 8.6 meters in beam width, with a displacement around 2,550 tons.

https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-ne...pns-hangor

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