 A bird's-eye view of PNS Tughril, the lead vessel of the class.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Tughril class |
| Builders |
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| Operators |  Pakistan Navy |
| Preceded by | Zulfiquar class |
| Cost | USD $348 million (PLAN Type 054A; not confirmed by Pakistan)[1] |
| Built | 2018–2023[3] |
| In service | 2021–present[2] |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-missile frigate |
| Displacement | 4,200 t (4,100 long tons) |
| Length | 134 m (439 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 8,025 nmi (14,862 km; 9,235 mi)[4] |
| Complement | 165 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Harbin Z-9EC (equipped with CM-501GA land-attack missile) |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed helicopter hangar capable of accommodating Harbin Z-9 (or) Kamov Ka-27.[5] |
| Notes |
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The Tughril-class frigates, formally classified as the Type 054A/P frigates, are a series of modified guided-missile frigates built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HDZH), for the Pakistan Navy.[8] The Type 054A/P is a modified derivative of the Type 054A frigate and was specifically customised to meet the operational requirements of the Pakistan Navy; the class features several capabilities - including anti-surface warfare (ASuW), anti-aircraft warfare (AAW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and low radar observability.[9] The frigates form the mainstay of the Pakistan Navy's active naval fleet.[10] The class also supplants the obsolete Tariq-class destroyers.[11]
Pakistan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered four frigates - two in 2017 and an additional two in 2018, as part of the Pakistan Navy's collective efforts to augment its capabilities in naval warfare.[12][13] All four ships of the class have been commissioned. The first two, Tughril and Taimur, were commissioned in January and June 2022, respectively while the last two, Tippu Sultan and Shah Jahan were commissioned in May 2023.[14][15]
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- ^ "Pakistan receives new Chinese-made frigate. How will it fare against India's Navy?". defensenews.com. 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Type 054A/P Frigate : Pakistan's New Multi-Mission Frigates". quwa.org. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "The Type 054/054A Frigate Series: China's Most Produced and Deployed Large Modern Surface Combatant". chinasignpost.com. 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Pak Navy to Be Modernised with Chinese Warships and Submarines: Pak Navy Chief". news18.com. 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Type 054A Frigates: How They Factor in for Pakistan Navy". cscr.pk. 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy to Purchase Frigates from China". thediplomat.com. 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan to Procure 2 More Guided-Missile Frigates From China". thediplomat.com. 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy's ship 'Taimur' commissioned in China". www.tribune.com.pk. 23 June 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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