![]() Moawin in Karachi | |
History | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Name | PNS Moawin |
Builder | |
Laid down | 7 March 2014 |
Launched | 19 August 2016 |
Acquired | 17 September 2016 |
Commissioned | 16 October 2018 |
Homeport | Karachi Naval Dockyard |
Identification | A39 |
Status | In current service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Replenishment oiler |
Displacement | 17,000 long tons (17,000 t) full load |
Length | 158.4 m (519 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
Draught |
|
Installed power | 4 × diesel generators producing: 1,000 kVA each. |
Propulsion | 2 × two diesel engine: 6,000 kW (8,046 hp) (each) |
Speed | 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 12,000 miles (19,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Endurance | 90 days |
Complement | 228 (20officers, 208 enlisted) |
Armament |
|
Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King Mk. 45 2 × Harbin Z-9 |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
PNS Moawin (A39), is a fleet replenishment tanker currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. Designed by the Turkish firm, STM, she was built and constructed by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering WorksinKarachi, Pakistan.[1] Moawin is noted for its displacement, being the largest warship ever built in Pakistan.[2][3]
The Pakistan military announced in 2016 that the ship would contain medical facilities and work as a replenishment tanker.[4]
PNS Moawin was deployed in the Red sea because of the attacks made on international ships and vessels by the Houthi Rebels of Yemen Starting from late 2023 , following the Isarel - Hamas war . PNS Moawin is deployed for oil replenishment of PNS Aslat and PNS shamsheer.[5][6]
On 22 January 2013, the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed a contract with the Turkish company STM to design the ship in Turkey together with providing a Kit of Materials to Pakistan, while the engineering construction, outfitting, and sea trials were to be undertaken by Karachi Shipyard in Pakistan.[7][8] Steel cutting started on 27 November 2013 before the keel was laid downinKarachi on 7 March 2014. She was launched on 19 August 2016[7] in a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[9] Moawin was commissionedbyPresident Arif Alvi on 16 October 2018.[10]
Moawin is designed to provide the Navy's auxiliary support including refuelling and replenishing naval warships.[10] PNS Moawin is armed with two Aselsan STOP remote weapon stations.[11]
Moawin has an overall length of 158.4 m (519 ft 8 in), a beam of 22 m (72 ft 2 in) and a draught of 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in).[1] The ship displaces about 17,000 tonnes (17,000 long tons; 19,000 short tons) at full load.[1] The complement is about 228, including 20 officers & 208 enlisted.[1]
The ship is powered by two diesel engines providing a total power of 12 MW (16,000 hp), allowing the ship to reach a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) and an endurance of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[1] The fleet tanker can stay at sea for 90 days.[1]
The vessel complies with the latest International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and marine pollution (MARPOL) regulations.[1]
(PNS Moawin is the biggest warship ever constructed at Karachi Shipyard.)
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leadership |
| ||||
Services |
| ||||
Paramilitary |
| ||||
Personnel |
| ||||
Business interests |
| ||||
Criticism |
| ||||
|