List of active Pakistan Navy ships

List of active Pakistan Navy ships is a list of ships, submarines, and other watercraft currently in service with the Pakistan Navy and PMSA.

Naval Ensign of the Pakistan Navy

Submarine fleet

Conventional-powered attack submarines
Class Picture Type Quantity Origin Boat Displacement Note
Active (5)
Agosta-90B class Attack Submarine 3  Pakistan
 France		 PNS Khalid (S137)
PNS Saad (S138)
PNS Hamza (S139)		 2,050 tonnes First submarine was built in France and under the ToT agreement the next two were built at Karachi shipyard, Pakistan[1] Being upgraded by STM, Turkey.[2][3]
Agosta-70 class Attack Submarine 2  France PNS Hashmat (S135)
PNS Hurmat (S136)		 1,760 tonnes These submarines were originally intended to be sold to South Africa, but after the UN embargo on it, they were sold to Pakistan instead.[4]
On order (8)
Hangor class
Attack Submarine 8  Pakistan
 China
3,600 tons 8 submarines are on order from China under the Transfer of Technology agreement

Midget submarines
Class Picture Type Origin Boat Displacement Note
Active (4)
Cosmos-class submarine
Shallow water midget submarine  Pakistan
 Italy		 X-Craft

X-Craft

X-Craft

 110 tons 3 active. These mini-submarines designed by Italian firm M/s COSMOS in 1986 but assembled in Pakistan under ToT
Unknown class Special purpose SDV/midget submarine  Pakistan X-Craft unspecified 1 launched. In its 2015-2016 yearbook, Pakistan MoDP listed the development and construction of a Indigenous 01 Midget submarine.[5][6][7]

Surface fleet

Frigates

Four more Istanbul-class frigate modified Jinnah-class are in design phase. Jinnah-class will join Navy in 2024 onwards.

Class Picture Type Quantity Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (5)
F-22P Zulfiquar-class Multi-Role Guided Missile Frigate 4  China
 Pakistan		 PNS Zulfiquar (251)
PNS Shamsheer (F252)
PNS Saif (F253)
PNS Aslat (F254)		 3,144 tons Based on Type 053H3 frigates.[8] First three ships were constructed in China and the fourth ship was built in Pakistan with transfer of technology.[9]
Oliver Hazard Perry-class Multi-Role Guided Missile Frigate 1  United States PNS Alamgir (F-260) 4,200 tons 1 active [10]
On order (14)
Type 054AP class Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate 4  China
4,100 tons 2 launched and 2 more ships of this class are on fit out stage. Expected to be delivered by 2021. Pakistan has the option to buy two more after Y2023[11]
Jinnah-class Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate 4  Turkey Pakistan
3000+ tons 4 multi role frigates ordered. Pakistan's variant of the Istanbul-class frigate with advanced weapons, and noticeably features a 16 cell anti ships missile launchers & 16 cell VLS for the HHQ-16 SAM[12]
Unspecified frigates Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate 6  Pakistan
5000+ tons Outgoing Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi revealed contract for Six more heavy tonnage warships has been signed. Experts believe these ships would be based on Chinese design[13][14]

Destroyers

Three destroyers are in active service. All remaining three Type 21 Tariq-class would be retired by the end of 2021 and would be replaced with four advance multirole Type 054AP class frigate.

Class Picture Type Quantity Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (3)
Type 21 Tariq-class Multi-Role Guided Missile Destroyer 2  United Kingdom PNS Tariq (F-181)
PNS Khaibar (F-183)		 3,700 tons Ex Royal Navy Type 21 frigates acquired in 1993–1994.[15] Four ships PNS Badar (1994), PNS Tippu Sultan (F-186), PNS Babur, and PNS Shah Jahan (F-185) have been decommissioned. To be replaced by Jinnah Class

Corvettes
Class Picture Type Origin Quantity Ship Displacement Notes
Active (2)
Yarmook Class Multi-purpose

ASW ASuW AAW Corvette

  Netherlands
 Romania		 2 PNS Yarmook (F-271)
PNS Tabuk (F-272)		 2,300 tons Damen built PNS Yarmook commissioned in Feb 2020. PNS Tabuk commissioned on 12 November 2020.[16] Two more planned under Navy modernization project.[17][18][19][20]
On order (4)
Ada class
Multi-purpose

ASW ASuW AAW Corvette

  Turkey Pakistan 4


2,400 tons The PN is to receive its first two MILGEM class modified corvettes in 2023, and the last two by 2025. Istanbul Shipyard cut the steel of the first & third PN MILGEM class corvette in September 2019 and January 2021

Fast attack craft (missile)
Class Picture Type Quantity Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (8)
Azmat-class
Fast Attack Craft
Missile boat		 4  Pakistan
 China		 PNS Azmat 1013
PNS Dehshat 1014
PNS Himmat 1027


 560 tons Under the Transfer of Technology agreement three ships were built in Pakistan. Two more planned under Naval moderanization program

[21].[22][23][24]

Jalalat-class Missile boat 2  Pakistan PNS Jalalat
PNS Shujaat		 250 tons Scheduled to be replaced by Tuzla class in the near future[25]
Jurrat class Missile boat 2  Pakistan
 Germany		 PNS Jurrat
PNS Quwwat		 250 tons Commissioned in 2006, German designed Fast Patrol Boat built under ToT at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works. Scheduled to be replaced by Tuzla class in the near future[26]
On order (20)
Tuzla class
Fast Attack Craft
Missile boat		 20  Pakistan
 Turkey		 400+ tons Outgoing Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi revealed twenty indigenous fast attack missile crafts would be build at Karachi Shipyard[27][28]

Patrol craft
Class Picture Type Quantity Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (4)
MRTP-33/35
Fast patrol craft 2  Turkey PNS Zarrar
PNS Karrar		 120 tons Few more MRTP-33 or MRTP-35 crafts are planned[29]
Larkana-class
Gun boat 1  Pakistan PNS Larkana 180 tons Scheduled to be replaced by MRTP-33 class or MRTP-35 class in the near future[30]
Rajshahi-class Gun boat 1  United Kingdom PNS Rajshahi 115 tons Ship was commissioned on 8 March 1966. Escaped from the East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) to West Pakistan (present day Pakistan), via Penang, Malaysia during Bangladesh Liberation War. Scheduled to be replaced by MRTP-33 class or MRTP-35 class in the near future[31]

High speed boats
Class Picture Type Quantity Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (37)
Marine Assault Boats (MAB) Fast Patrol boat 2  Pakistan
 Poland		 12 tons In June, 2019 Pak Navy has received both the MABs from Polish shipbuilder, Techno Marine under the Transfer of Technology agreement[32]
Archangle class Fast Patrol boat 5  United States The United States donated five fast-patrol Archangle Safe boats to Pakistan at the Karachi shipyard on Feb. 13, 2010[33]
Chaser TM-1226 class Rapid response boat 30  Poland Pak Navy is using the Chaser TM-1226 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) for its Special Services Group Navy (SSGN) commandos[34][35]

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships
Class Picture Type Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (6)
Moawin class Replenishment oiler  Pakistan
 Turkey		 PNS Moawin 17,000 tonnes One of the largest replenishment oiler in Navy inventory built under ToT with Turkish shipbuilder. One more planned under Navy Modernization plans
Fuqing class
Replenishment oiler  China PNS Nasr 15,000 tonnes Type 905 replenishment tanker. Bought from China and commissioned on 26 August 1987.[36][37]
Gwadar class Coastal tanker  Pakistan PNS Gwadar

PNS Kalmat

 2000+ tons Built by KSEW, ships were commissioned on 5 November 1984 and 29 August 1992 respectively.[38][39]
Madadgar class Small tanker  Pakistan PNS Madadgar

PNS Rasadgar

 1600+ tons Built by KSEW, both ships were commissioned on 19 July 2011.[40]

Research & survey vessels
Class Picture Type Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (2)
Behr Masah class Hydrographic Survey Vessel  China PNS Behr Masah 3,000 tonnes[41] Built by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China.

Commissioned on 4 November 2019[42]

Behr Paima class Hydrographic Survey Vessel  Japan PNS Behr Paima 1200 tons Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and commissioned in 1983.Might be replaced by BEHR MASAH.[43]

Mine countermeasure vessels
Class Picture Type Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (3)
Munsif Class
Minehunter  France
 Pakistan		 PNS Munsif
PNS Muhafiz
PNS Mujahid		 536 tonnes Ex Tripartite-class mine hunters. First two ships were built in France, third ship was assembled in Pakistan.[44]

Support ships
Class Picture Type Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (2)
Behr Khusa class Dredging Vessel  China PNS Behr Khusa Built by Zhoushan Zhaobao Shipyard and commissioned on 15 August 2008.[43]
Rah Khusa class Backhoe Dredger  China PNS Rah Khusa Built by China Tianjin Shipyard and commissioned on 15 March 2018.[45][46]

Training vessels
Class Picture Type Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (1)
Rah Naward class Tall sail  United Kingdom PNS Rah Naward Ex Prince William initially built in Germany and completed by Appledore Shipbuilders, was acquired from Tall Ship Youth Trust and commissioned on 23 September 2010.[43]

Miscellaneous
Class Picture Type Origin Ship Displacement Note
Active (2)
Tarseel class SplitActive rs Barges  China PNS Tarseel 1
PNS Tarseel 2		 Built by China Tianjin Shipyard and commissioned on 15 March 2018.[45][46]

See also

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