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  1. Zulfiquar-class frigate - Wikipedia

    • The Zulfiquar-class frigate (Urdu: ذوالفقار, lit. 'Sword'), also known as F-22P or in English: Sword class, is a class of multi-mission guided missile frigates, in service with the Pakistan Navy. The class is based on an updated model of the Chinese design, the Type 053H3. The frigates were designed and built jointly in Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China and th… See more

    Displacement2,500 tonnes (standard) · 3,144 tonnes (full load)
    Length123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)
    Beam13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
    History

    After the return of the Garcia-class and Brooke-class frigates in 1994, Pakistan entered in negotiation with China to jointly built and design the class of four frigates in 1996–1999. Initial interests were directed towards pr… See more

    Design and technology

    The Zulfiquar class hull uses many of the radar cross-section reduction features of the Chinese Type 054 frigate to help it evade detection by radar mounted on other ships, aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
    The … See more

    Deployments

    The lead warship, PNS Zulfiquar, has been deployed on operations in the War on Terror. She was attacked by AQIS-affiliated militants and rogue Pakistan Navy personnel who attempted to capture the ship and us… See more

     
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    Jun 6, 2020 · Today, the Zulfiquar-class (F-22P) frigate serves as one of the PN’s mainstay frigates, mainly alongside the legacy Tariq-class (Type 21) frigate Pakistan bought from the United Kingdom in 1993-1995. In addition to …

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