Yarmook-class corvette

The Yarmook-class corvette is a class of corvettes in service with the Pakistan Navy. The class is primarily based on Damen Group's Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) 1900.[4] The primary role of the class is to patrol the sea area.

PNS Tabuk in the Gulf of Oman
Class overview
NameYarmook class
BuildersDamen Shipyards, Galati, Romania (Galați shipyard)
Operators Pakistan Navy
In service2020–present
In commission13 February 2020 – present
Planned2
Building2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement2,300 t (2,300 long tons)
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Installed powerCODAD, 4 × Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 x RHIB boats
Complement138 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems		MR-36A I-band Surface/ Air Search and Track Radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Decoy flare, chaff launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter and 1 × UAV
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck

History

Damen signed an agreement with Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan on 30 June 2017 to design and build two multipurpose corvettes for Pakistan Navy. The Dutch shipbuilder selected its shipyard in Galați, Romania to build these vessels. According to Pakistan Navy officials, the corvettes will "act as force multipliers in enhancing [the] navy's capability of safeguarding maritime frontiers and will offer more flexibility in the conduct of [the] Pakistan Navy's initiative of independent Regional Maritime Security Patrols in the Indian Ocean Region".[5] On 13 July 2020, PNS Yarmook was inducted into the Pakistan Navy.[6]

Design and characteristics

The displacement of both the vessels is 2300 tonnes. They are designed to carry out a variety of maritime operations and are able to transport both a helicopter and a UAV. They can also carry two high-speed rigid-hulled inflatable boats of 11.5 meters and 6.5 meters simultaneously. In addition to that, they are designed to accommodate two twenty-foot equivalent units for special mission-based operations.[7]

Ships in class

There are two Yarmook-class corvettes in Pakistan Navy service:

Name Pennant Shipyard Launched Commissioning Notes
PNS Yarmook F-271 Damen Shipyards Galati 17 May 2019[4] 13 February 2020[7] named after the Battle of the Yarmuk.
PNS Tabuk[8] F-272 3 September 2019 12 November 2020[9] named after the Battle of Tabuk.
PNS Hunain F-273 Damen Shipyards Galati named after the Battle of Hunayn.Steel cutting took place on 15 July 2022

References
  1. "Pakistan Navy inducts first Yarmook-class corvette".
  2. "Pakistan Navy commissions second and final Yarmook-class corvette".
  3. "YARMOOK-CLASS CORVETTE (DAMEN OPV 1900)".
  4. "Commissioning ceremony of Offshore Patrol Vessel PNS 'YARMOOK'". damen.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. "Pakistan Navy commissions first of two 2,300 tonne corvettes | Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. "Pakistan Navy inducts Damen-built corvette PNS Yarmook". Gulf News. 14 July 2020.
  7. "Commissioning ceremony of Offshore Patrol Vessel PNS 'YARMOOK'". damen.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. Sultan Mehmood Hali (21 December 2020). "PNS Tabuk – reliving past history". TheNews.com.pk.
  9. Vavasseur, Xavier (13 November 2020). "Pakistan Navy Commissions Second Yarmook-class Corvette". Naval News. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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