PNS Moawin (A39)
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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 | 10,000 miles (16,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Endurance | 90 days |
Complement | 228 (20 officers, 208 enlisted) |
Armament | |
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, , 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]
According to the Pakistan military, Moawin provides fuel, water, and ammunition to Pakistan military's combat and auxiliary units as it is also equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities to support the Pakistan Navy during war and disaster relief missions.[4]
Brief overview[]
On 22 January 2013, the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed a contract with the Turkish company STM to design the ship in Turkey together with providing a Kit of Materials to Pakistan, while the engineering construction, outfitting, and sea trials were to be undertaken by Karachi Shipyard in Pakistan.[5][6] Steel cutting started on 27 November 2013 before the keel was laid down in Karachi on 7 March 2014. She was launched on 19 August 2016[5] in a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[7] Moawin was commissioned by President Arif Alvi on 16 October 2018.[8]
Moawin is designed to provide the Navy's auxiliary support including refuelling and replenishing naval warships.[8]
Construction design and propulsion[]
Moawin has an overall length of 158.4 m (519 ft 8 in), a beam of 22 m (72 ft 2 in) and a draught of 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in).[1] The ship displaces about 17,000 tonnes (17,000 long tons; 19,000 short tons) at full load.[1] The complement is about 228, including 20 officers & 208 enlisted. [1]
The ship is powered by two diesel engines providing a total power of 12 MW (16,000 hp), allowing the ship to reach a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) and an endurance of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[1] The fleet tanker can autonomously endure at sea for a period of 90 days.[1]
The vessel complies with the latest International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and marine pollution (MARPOL) regulations..[1]
References[]
- ^ "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" (html). www.ispr.gov.pk. Karachi Naval Dockyard: Inter Services Public Relations. 16 October 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "PN Fleet Tanker". www.karachishipyard.com.pk. Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Ali, Mohammad (5 December 2014). "PAKISTAN Turkish firm to develop oil tanker at Karachi Shipyard". Business Recorder. Business Recorder. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Delrieu, Pierre (7 July 2017). "Pakistan's Navy Launches New Oiler - Asian Military Review". Asian Military Review. Asian Military Review. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Navy commissions indigenously built 17,000-tonne fleet tanker" (html). Dawn. Karachi: Dawn Newspaper. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
(PNS Moawin is the biggest warship ever constructed at Karachi Shipyard.)
External links[]
- 2016 ships
- Pakistan–Turkey relations
- Ships of the Pakistan Navy
- Tankers of the Pakistan Navy
- Ships built in Pakistan