The Pakistan Navy ( Urdu پاک بحریہ Pak Bahr'ya, English Pakistan ) is one of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan .
| پاک بحریہ Pak Bahr'ya Pakistan Navy Pakistan Navy | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan Navy Emblem | |
| Years of existence | since August 14, 1947 |
| A country |  Pakistan |
| Included in | Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Type of | Naval forces |
| Function | Defense of important ports. |
| Number | 23 800 (2018) [1] |
| Dislocation | Islamabad , Karachi , Gwadar , Ormara, Port Qasim , Pasni . |
| Colors | blue and white |
| Participation in | Indo-Pakistani conflict |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Admiral Mohammed Zakaullah |
| Famous commanders | Mohammed Shariff |
| Site | |
Mainly include the navy, navy aviation, marines, units and special forces.
Pakistan Navy Day is celebrated on September 8th .
History
1965 Indo-Pakistan War
Operation Dwarka
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Organizational composition
Surface Fleet
Submarine fleet
Naval Aviation
Marines and Navy Special Forces
Base Points
- Islamabad - The headquarters of the Pakistan Navy is located in the capital.
Fleet
- Navy Karachi - the main base of the Navy of Pakistan
- Navy Jinn ( English JINNAH NAVAL BASE ) - the base of material and technical support. Located in Ormara, 240 km west of Karachi .
- Pasni
- Gwadar
Naval Aviation
- Navy Merkhan ( English PNS MEHRAN ) - naval aviation base. Located in Karachi , 10 km from the Jinna International Airport . The headquarters of the Pakistan Maritime Aviation Command is also located here. [2]
Marines and Navy Special Forces
- Navy Kasim ( PNS QASIM ) - marine base. Located near Karachi . The Marine Corps headquarters and training center are located here. [3]
- Navy Ikbal ( English PNS IQBAL ) - Special Forces base. The location of the headquarters and training center, as well as logistics units. [four]
Battle
The Pakistani fleet has about 24,000 personnel, and another 5,000 are in reserve [5] . The Navy includes a small division of naval aviation and about 2,000 members of the paramilitary Coast Guard , which protects the exclusive economic zone of Pakistan [5] . The Navy also includes a commando special forces unit, as well as a marine corps unit located in the city of Karachi . Special forces and marines, together make up about 2,000 personnel. The Pakistani fleet, in recent times, has begun to engage women in combat and administrative positions, becoming one of the few fleets of Islamic republics to do so. [6]
Fleet
| Type of | Pennant Number | Name | In the fleet | condition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines [7] | |||||
| Agosta submarine 70 | PNS / M "Hashmat" | since February 19, 1979 [8] | the former "Astrant" | ||
| Agosta submarine 70 | PNS / M "Hurmat" | since February 18, 1980 [8] | the former "Adventurous" | ||
| submarine type "Agosta" 90B | PNS / M Khalid | since September 6, 1999 [9] | |||
| submarine type "Agosta" 90B | PNS / M Saad | since December 13, 2003 [9] | |||
| submarine type "Agosta" 90B | PNS / M Hamza | since September 26, 2008 [9] | |||
| a submarine of the Cosmos type MG110 [ten] | since 1993 [11] | ||||
| a submarine of the Cosmos type MG110 [ten] | since 1993 [11] | ||||
| a submarine of the Cosmos type MG110 [ten] | since 1996 [11] | ||||
| Frigates (in the Pakistan Navy are classified as destroyers ) [12] [13] | |||||
| frigate type 21 | PNS " Tarik " | since July 28, 1993 [14] | former HMS Ambuscade (F172) | ||
| frigate type 21 | PNS " Babur " | since September 30, 1993 [14] | former HMS Amazon (F169) | ||
| frigate type 21 | PNS Haybar | since March 1, 1994 [12] [14] | former HMS Arrow (F173) | ||
| frigate type 21 | PNS Badr | since March 1, 1994 [14] | former HMS Alacrity (F174) | ||
| frigate type 21 | PNS Tippu Sultan | since September 23, 1994 [14] | former HMS "Avenger" (F185) | ||
| frigate type 21 | PNS " Shah Jahan " | since September 23, 1994 [14] | former HMS Active (F171) | ||
| Frigates | |||||
| Frigates of class F-22P | PNS "Zulfikar" | since July 30, 2009 [15] | |||
| Frigates of class F-22P | PNS Shamshir | since January 23, 2010 [16] | |||
| Frigates of class F-22P | PNS Saif | ||||
| Frigates of class F-22P | PNS Aslat | ||||
| frigate type "Oliver Hazard Perry" [17] | PNS "Alamgir" | former USS McInerney (FFG-8) | |||
| Minesweepers [18] | |||||
| Minesweeper-seeker of mines of the Tripartite type | PNS "Munsif" | since October 26, 1992 [18] | former Sagittaire (M650) | ||
| Tripartite minesweeper finder | PNS "Muhafiz" | since September 18, 1996 [18] | |||
| Tripartite minesweeper finder | PNS "Mujahid" | since July 9, 1998 [18] | |||
| Missile boats [19] | |||||
| missile boat type ONUK MRTP 33 (KAAN 33) | PNS Zarrar | since November 27, 2007 [20] | |||
| missile boat type ONUK MRTP 33 (KAAN 33) | PNS Carrar | since April 11, 2008 [21] | |||
| Jalalat missile boat | PNS "Jalalat" | since August 14, 1997 [19] | |||
| Jalalat missile boat | PNS "Shujaat" | since September 29, 1999 [19] | |||
| Jalalat missile boat | since 2001 [22] | ||||
| Jurrat missile boat | PNS "Jurrat" | since February 24, 2006 [23] | |||
| Jurrat missile boat | PNS Kuvvat | since February 24, 2006 [23] | |||
| Patrol boats [19] | |||||
| patrol boat of the Larkana type [24] | PNS Larkana | since June 6, 1994 [19] | |||
| patrol boat of the type "Town" [25] | PNS Rajshahi | since March 8, 1966 [19] | |||
| Landing ships and vessels | |||||
| Griffin-type air cushion landing boat 2000TDX | since 2004 [26] | 4 boats purchased for marines [27] | |||
| Auxiliary ships and vessels [28] | |||||
| Fukin tanker [29] | PNS "Nasr" | since August 1, 1987 [28] | |||
| refueling tanker type "Polster" [30] | PNS Moavin | since July 28, 1994 [28] | former Zr.Ms. Poolster | ||
| small tanker of the Kalmat type [31] | PNS Kalmat | since August 29, 1992 [28] | used for transporting water [31] | ||
| small tanker of the Gwadar type [31] | PNS Gwadar | since November 5, 1984 [28] | used for the transportation of petroleum products [31] | ||
| BEHR-E-PAIMA | |||||
| DV BEHR KUSHA | |||||
| Training ships and ships | |||||
Naval Aviation
| Designation of the formation or part | Armament and equipment | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27th Squadron (anti-submarine patrol) [32] | Fokker F-27 | Navy Merhan, Karachi |
| 28th Squadron (anti-submarine strike) [32] | Lockheed P-3C | Navy Merhan, Karachi |
| 29th Squadron (anti-submarine) [32] | Breguet Atlantic 1 | Navy Merhan, Karachi |
| 111th Squadron (anti-submarine) [33] | Alouette III | Navy Merhan, Karachi |
| 333rd Squadron (anti-submarine strike) [33] | Sea king | Navy Merhan, Karachi |
Marine Corps
Navy Special Forces
Equipment and weapons
Fleet
Naval Aviation
Information about the equipment and weapons of aviation of the Pakistani Navy is taken from Pakdef.info. [34]
| Type of | Production | Appointment | amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | |||||
| Breguet Atlantic 1 | France | patrol anti-submarine aircraft | |||
| Fokker F27-200 | Netherlands | patrol anti-submarine aircraft | |||
| Lockheed P-3C Orion | USA | patrol anti-submarine aircraft | |||
| Helicopters | |||||
| Aérospatiale SA.319B Alouette III | France | multirole helicopter (anti-submarine, search and rescue, training) | |||
| Westland Sea King Mk. 45 Westland Sea King Mk. 45A | Great Britain Great Britain | multirole helicopter (anti-submarine-shock, transport) | American helicopter Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King licensed in the UK | ||
Marine Corps
| Type of | Production | Appointment | amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | |||||
Ship and Ship Prefix
Ships and ships of the Pakistan Navy have the prefix PNS ( Eng. Pakistani Naval Ship ) - Ship (or Ship) of the Pakistani Navy. Submarines have the prefix PNS / M ( Eng. Pakistani Naval Submarine ) - Submarine of the Pakistani Navy.
Flags of ships and ships
| Flag | Jack | Pennant warships |
|---|---|---|
Official Flags
| Fleet Admiral | Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore | Senior Raid | ||
Insignia
Admirals and officers
| Categories [35] | Admirals | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder strap | ||||||||||
| Pakistan rank | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman |
| Russian conformity | Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | not | 1st rank captain | 2nd rank captain | 3rd rank captain | Captain lieutenant | Lieutenant | Ensign |
Sub-Officers and Sailors
| Categories | Podofitsery | Sailors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder strap | |||||||
| Pakistan rank | Master Chief Petty Officer | Fleet Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Petty officer | Lead seaman | Seaman | |
| Russian conformity | Senior midshipman | Midshipman | Chief foreman | Petty Officer 1st article | Petty Officer of the 2nd article | Senior sailor | |
Headgear Signs
See also
- Indian Navy
Notes
- ↑ The Military Balance 2018 .-- P. 291.
- ↑ PNS MEHRAN Archived on June 27, 2012.
- ↑ PNS QASIM Archived on July 4, 2006.
- ↑ PNS IQBAL Archived May 26, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 :: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: Archived December 11, 2008 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The-News-International-Latest-News-Breaking-Pakistan-News
- ↑ Submarine Force Archived May 5, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 Agosta 70 Archived January 2, 2012 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 Agosta 90b Archived December 5, 2008 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 X-Crafts Archived on February 8, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Cosmos Class MG110
- ↑ 1 2 Destroyers Archived on January 29, 2009.
- ↑ Destroyers Archived July 4, 2006 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tariq (Amazon) Class (TYPE 21) (DD / FF) Archived June 13, 2011 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Wendell Minnick. Pakistan Gets New Chinese Frigate . DefenseNews (April 10, 2008). Date of treatment October 21, 2008. Archived March 11, 2012.
- ↑ Second F-22 P frigate arrives in Karachi (unavailable link) . Daily Times (January 24, 2010). Date of treatment February 7, 2010. Archived January 29, 2010.
- ↑ Pak signs USD 65 million deal for US frigate
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Mine Hunters Archived April 9, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Missile Boats Archived March 3, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Pakistan Navy commissions PNS Zarrar . Daily Times (November 27, 2011). Date of treatment April 30, 2011. Archived April 21, 2012.
- ↑ PN inducts second Multi Role Tactical Platform PNS Karrar into its Fleet.
- ↑ Pakistan Naval Shipyard Archived May 16, 2013 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 Missile Boats Archived on May 27, 2012.
- ↑ Larkana Class Large Patrol Craft Archived February 7, 2009 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Town Class Large Patrol Craft Archived February 7, 2009 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Pakistan Navy Archived on May 14, 2010.
- ↑ 200TD Archived July 11, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Auxiliaries Archived May 31, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Fuqing Class Archived February 7, 2009 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Poolster Class Archived February 7, 2009 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Coastal Tankers (AOTL) Archived February 7, 2009 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 Air Crafts Archived on June 18, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Helicopter Archived on June 18, 2010.
- ↑ Naval Aviation Archived June 13, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ PN Ranks Archived March 8, 2011 on Wayback Machine