&sq=&lang=&file=File:F-22P_PNS_Zulfiquar.JPG) PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251), a F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate anchored in the Port Klang in Malaysia in 2009.
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| History | |
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 Pakistan | |
| Name | PNS Zulfiquar |
| Namesake | Zulfiqar (lit. Sword) |
| Builder | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Co. in China |
| Laid down | 12 October 2006 |
| Launched | 7 April 2008 [1] |
| Acquired | 30 July 2009 |
| Commissioned | 19 September 2009[2] |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Homeport | Karachi Naval Base |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate |
| Displacement | |
| 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 | 215, 15 officers and 200 enlists. |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar |
PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251) is the lead ship of the F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigates since 2009.[5] She was designed and constructed by Chinese firm, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, for the Pakistan Navy. The vessel's design is primarily influenced from the Type 053H3 frigate.[6]
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