Zulfiquar-class frigate

	PNS Zulfiquar anchored in Port Klang in Malaysia in 2009.
Class overview
Name	Zulfiquar class
Builders	Hudong–Zhonghua, China; KS&EW Ltd, Pakistan;
Operators	Pakistan Navy
Preceded by	Tariq class
Succeeded by	Tughril-class frigate; Jinnah class;
Subclasses	Type 053H3 frigate
Cost	$750 million USD (4 Ships); $187.5 million USD per unit;
Built	2006–2009
In service	2008–present
In commission	2009–present
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile frigate
Displacement	2,500 tonnes (standard); 3,144 tonnes (full load);
Length	123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)
Beam	13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	CODAD; 4 × Pielstick 16PA6STC at 5.1 MW (6,800 hp); 4 × MTU diesels generator set 8V396TE54 at 680 kW (910 hp);
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h) maximum
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement	15 Officers, 200 Enlists
Sensors and ; processing systems	SUR 17 / Type 517 long range radar air surveillance radar; SR-60 / Type 360 Radar air/surface search radar; KH 2007 navigation radar; Atlas ASO-94 Hull Mounted Sonar; 2 x Type 347 CIWS fire-control radar (fore and aft); Type 345 SAM fire-control radar; CIWS electro-optical director; Radar warning receiver suite;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	RWD-8 intercept, NJ8I-3 jammer; Decoy flare, chaff launchers;
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 76.2 mm calibre AK–176M main gun; 2 × Type 730B CIWS; Missiles:; 1 × 8-cell FM-90N SAM launcher; 2 × 4-cell C-802 SSM launchers; Other:; 2 × 3-cell ET-52C torpedo launchers; 2 × 6-cell RDC-32 anti-submarine rockets;
Aircraft carried	1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar

The Zulfiquar-class frigate (Urdu: ذوالفقار, lit. 'Sword'), also known as F-22P or in English: Sword class,^[7] is a class of multi-mission guided missile frigates, in service with the Pakistan Navy.^[8] The class is based on an updated model of the Chinese design, the Type 053H3.^[9] The frigates were designed and built jointly in Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China and the KS&EW Ltd. in Pakistan.^{: 108–109}^[10]

The frigates perform missions including air defense, enemy interdiction, extraction and patrolling the economic exclusive zone (EEZ).^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

^ "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates – Naval Technology". Naval Technology. Naval Technology. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "F22P Frigate". Karachi Shipyard. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
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^ Defense News^{[dead link]}
^ "Commanding Officer of Pakistan Navy Ship 'Zulfiquar' calls on Commander of the Navy". Sri Lanka Navy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
^ "PNS Zulfiquar (251) Guided-Missile Frigate Warship – Pakistan". militaryfactory.com. militaryfactory. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Commissioning of F-22P frigate held in Shanghai". pk.china-embassy.org. Karachi: Embassy of China, Islamabad. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ Iqbal, Saghir (2018). "§(Pakistan Navy)" (google books). Pakistan's War Machine: An Encyclopedia of its Weapons, Strategy and Military Security: Pakistan's War Machine: An Encyclopedia of its Weapons, Strategy and Military Security (1st ed.). Saghir Iqbal Co. p. 290. ISBN 9781986169424.
^ "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates – Naval Technology". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ Small, Andrew (2015). "The Trade Across the Roof to the World" (google books). The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics (1st ed.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780190210755. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates, Pakistan". Naval Technology. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ Wendell Minnick (10 April 2008). "Pakistan Gets New Chinese Frigate". DefenseNews. Retrieved 21 October 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ "Second F-22 P frigate arrives in Karachi". Daily Times (Pakistan). 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ "Pakistan Navy Commissions Fourth F-22p Frigate". paksoldiers.com. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[Naval_Technology,_2018-1] "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates – Naval Technology". Naval Technology. Naval Technology. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[KSEW_F-22P_webpage-2] "F22P Frigate". Karachi Shipyard. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[strategycenter.net-3] Cite error: The named reference strategycenter.net was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[DefenseNews_13_Sep_2009-4] Defense News^{[dead link]}

[Sri_Lanka_Navy_1852-5] "Commanding Officer of Pakistan Navy Ship 'Zulfiquar' calls on Commander of the Navy". Sri Lanka Navy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

[militaryfactory-6] "PNS Zulfiquar (251) Guided-Missile Frigate Warship – Pakistan". militaryfactory.com. militaryfactory. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[Embassy_of_China,_Islamabad-7] "Commissioning of F-22P frigate held in Shanghai". pk.china-embassy.org. Karachi: Embassy of China, Islamabad. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[Saghir_Iqbal_Co.Iqbal,_2018-8] Iqbal, Saghir (2018). "§(Pakistan Navy)" (google books). Pakistan's War Machine: An Encyclopedia of its Weapons, Strategy and Military Security: Pakistan's War Machine: An Encyclopedia of its Weapons, Strategy and Military Security (1st ed.). Saghir Iqbal Co. p. 290. ISBN 9781986169424.

[9] "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates – Naval Technology". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

[Oxford_University_Press,_small,_2015-10] Small, Andrew (2015). "The Trade Across the Roof to the World" (google books). The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics (1st ed.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780190210755. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[navaltech-11] "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates, Pakistan". Naval Technology. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[Wendell_Minnick-12] Wendell Minnick (10 April 2008). "Pakistan Gets New Chinese Frigate". DefenseNews. Retrieved 21 October 2008.^{[dead link]}

[13] "Second F-22 P frigate arrives in Karachi". Daily Times (Pakistan). 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[ASLAT-14] "Pakistan Navy Commissions Fourth F-22p Frigate". paksoldiers.com. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

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Class overview
PNS Zulfiquar anchored in Port Klang in Malaysia in 2009.
Name	Zulfiquar class
Builders	Hudong–Zhonghua, China KS&EW Ltd, Pakistan
Operators	Pakistan Navy
Preceded by	Tariq class
Succeeded by	Tughril-class frigate Jinnah class
Subclasses	Type 053H3 frigate
Cost	$750 million USD (4 Ships)^[1] $187.5 million USD per unit
Built	2006–2009
In service	2008–present
In commission	2009–present
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile frigate^[6]
Displacement	2,500 tonnes (standard)^[2]^[3]^[4] 3,144 tonnes (full load)^[5]
Length	123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)
Beam	13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 × Pielstick 16PA6STC at 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) 4 × MTU diesels generator set 8V396TE54 at 680 kW (910 hp)
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h) maximum^[2]^[3]
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement	15 Officers, 200 Enlists
Sensors and processing systems	SUR 17 / Type 517 long range radar air surveillance radar SR-60 / Type 360 Radar air/surface search radar KH 2007 navigation radar Atlas ASO-94 Hull Mounted Sonar 2 x Type 347 CIWS fire-control radar (fore and aft) Type 345 SAM fire-control radar CIWS electro-optical director Radar warning receiver suite
Electronic warfare & decoys	RWD-8 intercept, NJ8I-3 jammer Decoy flare, chaff launchers
Armament	Guns: 1 × 76.2 mm calibre AK–176M main gun 2 × Type 730B CIWS Missiles: 1 × 8-cell FM-90N SAM launcher 2 × 4-cell C-802 SSM launchers Other: 2 × 3-cell ET-52C torpedo launchers 2 × 6-cell RDC-32 anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft carried	1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar