ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Navy has commissioned a 2,300 tonnes Corvette PNSYARMOOK (F-271) OPV built by the Damen Group – a Dutch defence,shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate.
In this regard, a ceremony was held at Constanta Port, Romania, where ViceAdmiral Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani HI (M) and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff asChief Guest were present.
The ceremony was also attended by teams from Ministry of Defense ProductionRawalpindi, Chief Naval Overseer (Romania) and senior management of DamenShipyards Group.
Damen signed the contract with the Ministry of Defence Production for twomultipurpose OPVs [offshore patrol vessels] for the Pakistan Navy on 30thJune, 2017, following a tender process. Damen will deliver the Secondvessel PNS Tabuk (Designate) in May this year.
Meanwhile, PNS Yarmook, which Damen constructed at its yard in Galati, iscapable of performing a variety of maritime operations and can transportboth a helicopter and a UAV [Unmanned aerial vehicle].
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The ship can launch two high speed RHIBs [rigid-hulled inflatable boat] of11.5 meters and 6.5 meters simultaneously and also has the capability toaccommodate two TEUs [Twenty-foot equivalent unit] for special missionbased operations.
Speaking during the launching ceremony, the chief guest highlighted theimportance of the Project for the Pakistan Navy and stated that the vesselswill significantly enhance Pakistan Navy’s capability to safeguard itsmaritime borders.
The chief guest also acknowledged the professional competence of Damen andthe prospects of future cooperation in delivering cutting-edge navaltechnologies to the Pakistan Navy.
