PNS Nasr (A47) is a Type 905 replenishment oiler of the Pakistan Navy. The oiler was constructed in the People's Republic of China by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and entered service in 1987.[3][4]
.jpg) PNS Nasr (A47) in Colombo Harbour in Sri Lanka in 2017.
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| History | |
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| Name | Nasr |
| Builder | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company |
| Launched | 14 March 1986[1] |
| Acquired | 1986 |
| Commissioned | 1 August 1987[2] |
| In service | 26 August 1987[2] |
| Homeport | Karachi Naval Dockyard |
| Identification | A47[3] |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 905 replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 22,099 tons (full load)[4] |
| Length | 171 metres (561 ft)[4] |
| Beam | 21.8 metres (72 ft)[4] |
| Draught | 9.4 metres (31 ft)[4] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4] |
| Range | 18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[4] |
| Capacity | 10,550 tons of fuel oil, 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water[4] |
| Complement | |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | flight deck and hangar[4] |
History
editNasr was ordered by Pakistan in late-1986 and completed to Pakistani requirements.[5] She entered service in 1987.[2]
A Phalanx CIWS was installed in 1995;[4] it may have come from the retired County-class destroyer PNS Babur.[1]
On 21 October 1998, the oiler suffered minor damage from being rammed by the commercial tanker Sun Marsat at Karachi.[1]
In April 2003, Nasr and PNS Babur deployed to the Port of Chittagong in Bangladesh to support the Bangladeshi Navy.[6] In 2006, she visited Langkawi in Malaysia before reporting back her homeport.[7]
She provided relief to the Maldives after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and was the first foreign contingent to start rescue operations there.[8]
Nasr participated in the 2014 Kakadu military exercise in Australia. A crewman deserted on September 7 at around 04:30 while the ship was docked at Darwin; he was found on September 8.[9]
In 2017, Nasr paid a goodwill visit, along with PNS Khaibar, to Sri Lanka, harbouring at the Port of Colombo to support the activities of Sri Lankan Navy.[8]
In 2018, Nasr and Khaibar, under the command of Commodore Javaid Iqbal, paid a goodwill visit to Tanzania, Mauritius, and Kenya to support their navies activities.[10]
In 2021, Nasr under the command of Capt Misbah ul Amin TI(M) conducted a disaster relief mission in Africa, sailing to Port Sudan, Djibouti,[11] and Cotonou,[12] and delivering 1,000 tonnes of rice as humanitarian aid from Pakistan to Djibouti, Sudan, Benin and Niger.[13] It also conducted a goodwill visit to Mombasa, Kenya.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Wertheim 2013, p. 512.
- ^ a b c "Fleet Tankers". Pakistan Navy. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b Saunders 2015, p. 161.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Saunders 2015, p. 613.
- ^ Upadayay, M. D. (2015). Sino-Pak Nexus and Implications for India. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 978-93-84464-72-1. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Jane's Navy International. Jane's Information Group. 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Anwar, Muhammad (2006). Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781425900205.
- ^ a b "Pakistani Naval Ships PNS NASR and PNS Khaibar in Sri Lanka on a Goodwill visit". www.asiantribune.com. Asian Tribune. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistani sailor alleged to have jumped ship in Darwin has been found". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "PNS Khaibar, PNS Nasr Visit Dar es Salaam And Mombasa - Daily Times". Daily Times. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "PNS Nasr visits ports in Djibouti, Sudan". Dawn.
- ^ "PNS NASR Delivers Food Aid Under the Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief Mission".
- ^ a b "PN ship returns after relief mission in Africa". Dawn. 15 April 2021.
Sources
edit- Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
- Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.