KARACHI – Pakistan Navy has made historic milestone as it commissionsindigenous designed locally built combat support warship cum fleet tanker,a capability only few select powerful Navies of the World have today.
Pakistan Navy fleet has been equipped with an indigenously designed 17,000-ton fleet tanker constructed at the KS&EW in collaboration with the STM ofTurkey, a statement issued by the navy said on Monday.
The navy said the fleet tanker had been delivered to it after successfulcompletion of sea trials and trials of replenishment and fuelling at seasystems, and the development was another leap for the country inindigenisation of ship-building.
The ship is capable of independently operating at sea for extendeddurations. It will provide logistic support to PN units at sea through thetransfer of liquid and dry cargo and is also capable of undertaking combatsupport operations through embarked helicopters.
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The double hull tanker is compliant with latest International MaritimeOrganisation (IMO) and Marine Pollution (MARPOL) regulations. According tothe statement, the self-reliance has been on national agenda for the pastfew decades and the Pakistan Navy has endeavored in line with this nationalpolicy.
