PNS Tughril is the first of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates named after Turkish emperor ordered by the Pakistan Navy. It was commissioned on 8 November 2021.[1] The Type 054A/P carries HQ-16 medium-range air defense missiles which is an upgrade from the HQ-7 and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system.
The ship is named after Emperor Tughril, who was among the founders of the Seljuk Empire.
Commissioning
editTughril was formally commissioned into the Pakistan Navy on 24 January 2022, at the Karachi Naval Dockyard, with Pakistan's president - Arif Alvi and the chief of the Pakistan Navy - Amjad Khan Niazi, in attendance.[4][5] The formal commissioning of Tughril coincided with the induction of ten second-hand WS-61 Sea King naval helicopters into the Pakistan Naval Air Arm.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Insight, Global Defense (2021-11-02). "Pakistan Navy is set to induct PNS Tughril on 8th November". Global Defense Insight. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Alpha guided-missile frigate PNS Tughril set to be commissioned in Pakistan Navy". Daily Pakistan Global. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ PSF, Admin (2021-10-21). "Pakistan to Commission First Tughril Class Frigate". Pakistan Strategic Forum. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy inducts its most advanced frigate, 'PNS Tughril'". gulfnews.com. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Commissions New Type 054 A/P Frigate 'PNS TUGHRIL'". navalnews.com. 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy inducts Sea Kings and Chinese-built frigate". shephardmedia.com. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Inducts WS-61 Sea King Helicopters Received from Qatar". defenseworld.net. 24 January 2022.
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