PNS Nasr

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PNS Nasr (A47) in Colombo Harbour in Sri Lanka in 2017.
History
Pakistan
NameNasr
BuilderDalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Launched14 March 1986[2]
Acquired1986
Commissioned1 August 1987[3]
In service26 August 1987[3]
HomeportKarachi Naval Dockyard
IdentificationA47[1]
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeType 905 replenishment oiler
Displacement22,099 tons (full load)[4]
Length171 metres (561 ft)[4]
Beam21.8 metres (72 ft)[4]
Draught9.4 metres (31 ft)[4]
Propulsion
  • 1 × Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel engine;[4]
  • 1 shaft;[4]
  • Total output: 13,000 hp (9,700 kW)[4]
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4]
Range18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[4]
Capacity10,550 tons of fuel oil, 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water[4]
Complement
  • 26 officers[2]
  • 120 enlisted[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesflight deck and hangar[4]

PNS Nasr (A47) is a Type 905 replenishment oiler of the Pakistan Navy. The oiler was constructed in the People's Republic of China by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and entered service in 1987.[1][4]

History[edit]

Nasr was ordered by Pakistan in late-1986 and completed to Pakistani requirements.[5] She entered service in 1987.[3]

A Phalanx CIWS was installed in 1995;[4] it may have come from the retired County-class destroyer PNS Babur.[2]

On 21 October 1998, the oiler suffered minor damage from being rammed by the commercial tanker Sun Marsat at Karachi.[2]

In April 2003, Nasr and PNS Babur deployed to the Port of Chittagong in Bangladesh to support the Bangladeshi Navy.[6] In 2006, she visited Langkawi in Malaysia before reporting back her homeport.[7]

She provided relief to the Maldives after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and was the first foreign contingent to start rescue operations there.[8]

Nasr participated in the 2014 Kakadu military exercise in Australia. A crewman deserted on September 7 at around 04:30 while the ship was docked at Darwin; he was found on September 8.[9]

In 2017, Nasr paid a goodwill visit, along with PNS Khaibar, to Sri Lanka, harbouring at the Port of Colombo to support the activities of Sri Lankan Navy.[8]

In 2018, Nasr and Khaibar, under the command of Commodore Javaid Iqbal, paid a goodwill visit to Tanzania, Mauritius, and Kenya to support their navies activities.[10]

In 2021, Nasr under the command of Capt Misbah ul Amin TI(M) conducted a disaster relief mission in Africa, sailing to Port Sudan, Djibouti,[11] and Cotonou,[12] and delivering 1,000 tonnes of rice as humanitarian aid from Pakistan to Djibouti, Sudan, Benin and Niger.[13] It also conducted a goodwill visit to Mombasa, Kenya.[13]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Saunders 2015, p. 161.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Wertheim 2013, p. 512.
  3. ^ a b c "Fleet Tankers". Pakistan Navy. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Saunders 2015, p. 613.
  5. ^ Upadayay, M. D. (2015). Sino-Pak Nexus and Implications for India. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 978-93-84464-72-1. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ Jane's Navy International. Jane's Information Group. 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ Anwar, Muhammad (2006). Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781425900205.
  8. ^ a b "Pakistani Naval Ships PNS NASR and PNS Khaibar in Sri Lanka on a Goodwill visit". www.asiantribune.com. Asian Tribune. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Pakistani sailor alleged to have jumped ship in Darwin has been found". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  10. ^ "PNS Khaibar, PNS Nasr Visit Dar es Salaam And Mombasa - Daily Times". Daily Times. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. ^ "PNS Nasr visits ports in Djibouti, Sudan". Dawn.
  12. ^ "PNS NASR Delivers Food Aid Under the Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief Mission".
  13. ^ a b "PN ship returns after relief mission in Africa". Dawn. 2021-04-15.

Sources[edit]

  • Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
  • Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.
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