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PNS Saif (F253)
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PNS Saif (FFG-253) is a F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate which serves as the front line warship of the Pakistan Navy since her commission in 2010.[2]
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![]() PNS Saif (FFG-253), a F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate anchored in the Manila South Harbor in the Philippines in 2017. | |
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Name | PNS Saif |
Namesake | Saif (Lit. talwar, sword) |
Builder | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. in China |
Laid down | 4 November 2008 |
Launched | 28 May 2009 |
Commissioned | 19 September 2010 |
In service | 2010–present |
Homeport | Karachi Naval Base |
Nickname(s) | Saifuddin |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate |
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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 | |
Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h) maximum |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) |
Complement | 202, 14 officers and 188 enlists. |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar |
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