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| History | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan | |
| Name | PNS Moawin |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 7 March 2014 |
| Launched | 19 August 2016 |
| Acquired | 17 September 2016 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 2018 |
| Homeport | Karachi Naval Dockyard |
| Identification | A39 |
| Status | In current service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 17,000 long tons (17,000 t) full load |
| Length | 158.4 m (519 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught |
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| Installed power | 4 × diesel generators producing: 1,000 kVA each. |
| Propulsion | 2 × two diesel engine: 6,000 kW (8,046 hp) (each) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 miles (19,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 90 days |
| Complement | 228 (20 officers, 208 enlisted) |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King Mk. 45 2 × Harbin Z-9 |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
PNS Moawin (A39), is a fleet replenishment tanker currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. Designed by the Turkish firm, STM, she was built and constructed by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] Moawin is noted for its displacement, being the largest warship ever built in Pakistan.[2][3]
The Pakistan military announced in 2016 that the ship would contain medical facilities and work as a replenishment tanker.[4]
PNS Moawin was deployed in the Red sea because of the attacks made on international ships and vessels by the Houthi Rebels of Yemen Starting from late 2023 , following the Isarel - Hamas war . PNS Moawin is deployed for oil replenishment of PNS Aslat and PNS shamsheer.[5][6]
- ^ "PN Fleet Tanker (PNFT) is the biggest warship ever built in Pakistan to date. Image courtesy of Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited". 1 - Naval Technology. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "PM to attend launching ceremony of PN Fleet Tanker in Karachi on Friday". Associate Press of Pakistan. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Commissions Fleet Tanker PNS Moawin….. A Quantum Leap Towards Indigenization And A Beacon of Pakistan-Turkey Friendship". www.ispr.gov.pk. Karachi Naval Dockyard: Inter Services Public Relations. 16 October 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan deploys warships in Arabian Sea following recent Houthi attacks".
- ^ "Pakistan deploys warships in Arabian Sea following 'maritime incidents'".
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