PNS Shamsheer (F252)

	Shamsheer underway in 2022
History
Pakistan
Name	PNS Shamsheer
Namesake	Shamshir (Lit. Sabre)
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. in China
Laid down	13 July 2007
Launched	31 October 2008
Sponsored by	Adm. Noman Bashir
Commissioned	19/20 December 2009
In service	2009–present
Homeport	Karachi Naval Base
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	F-22P Zulfiquar-class 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 (Combined Diesel and Diesel); 2 × Tognum MTU 12V 1163 TB 83 at 10.5 MW; 2 × MTU cruise diesels at 6.6 MW;
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h) maximum
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement	215, 15 officers and 200 enlists.
Sensors and ; processing systems	SUR 17 air surveillance radar; SR-60 air/surface search radar; KH 2007 navigation radar; Type 347 CIWS 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

PNS Shamsheer (FFG-252) is the second F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate currently in active service with the Pakistan Navy since her commissioning in 2009.^[6]

^ "LAUNCHING OF F22-P FRIGATE (PNS SHAMSHEER)". 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "Pakistan Navy: PNS Shamsheer Joins Fleet". www.marinebuzz.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn Newspaper, 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ F 2 2 P Frigate Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.navy.lk | Commanding Officer of Pakistan Navy Ship 'Zulfiquar' calls on Commander of the Navy Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Commissioning of F-22P frigate held in Shanghai". pk.china-embassy.org. Karachi: Embassy of China, Islamabad. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

History
Shamsheer underway in 2022
Pakistan
Name	PNS Shamsheer
Namesake	Shamshir (Lit. Sabre)
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. in China
Laid down	13 July 2007
Launched	31 October 2008^[1]
Sponsored by	Adm. Noman Bashir^[3]
Commissioned	19/20 December 2009^[2]
In service	2009–present
Homeport	Karachi Naval Base
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate
Displacement	2,500 tonnes (standard)^[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 (Combined Diesel and Diesel) 2 × Tognum MTU 12V 1163 TB 83 at 10.5 MW 2 × MTU cruise diesels at 6.6 MW
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h) maximum
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement	215, 15 officers and 200 enlists.
Sensors and processing systems	SUR 17 air surveillance radar SR-60 air/surface search radar KH 2007 navigation radar Type 347 CIWS 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