PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251) is the lead ship of the F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigates since 2009. She was designed and constructed by Chinese firm, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, for the Pakistan Navy. The vessel's design is primarily influenced from the Type 053H3 frigate.
PNS Zulfiquar (FFG-251), a F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate anchored in the Port Klang in Malaysia in 2009.
The side of PNS Zulfiquar anchored in Port Klang, Malaysia in 2009
The FM-90N SAM system installed in Zulfiquar
The 3-cell ET-52C torpedo tubes installed in Zulfiquar
The Zulfiquar-class frigate, also known as F-22P or in English: Sword class, is a class of multi-mission guided missile frigates, in service with the Pakistan Navy. The class is based on an updated model of the Chinese design, the Type 053H3. The frigates were designed and built jointly in Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China and the KS&EW Ltd. in Pakistan.
PNS Zulfiquar anchored in Port Klang in Malaysia in 2009.
The 76.2 mm gun mounted on the F-22P as main naval artillery.
A graphical design of the F-22P on the LightWave 3D CAD.
The pennant number of PNS Zulfiquar.