PNS Tughril (F261)

For other ships with the same name, see PNS Tughril.

PNS Tughril is the first of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates named after Turkish emperor ordered by the Pakistan Navy. It was commissioned on 8 November 2021.[1] The Type 054A/P carries HQ-16 medium-range air defense missiles which is an upgrade from the HQ-7 and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system.

The ship is named after Emperor Tughril, who was among the founders of the Seljuk Empire.^[citation needed]

The ship was commissioned on 8 November 2021.[2][3]

Commissioning

Tughril was formally commissioned into the Pakistan Navy on 24 January 2022, at the Karachi Naval Dockyard, with Pakistan's president - Arif Alvi and the chief of the Pakistan Navy - Amjad Khan Niazi, in attendance.[4][5] The formal commissioning of Tughril coincided with the induction of ten second-hand WS-61 Sea King naval helicopters into the Pakistan Naval Air Arm.[6][7]

References

1. Insight, Global Defense (2 November 2021). "Pakistan Navy is set to induct PNS Tughril on 8th November". Global Defense Insight. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
2. "Alpha guided-missile frigate PNS Tughril set to be commissioned in Pakistan Navy". Daily Pakistan Global. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
3. PSF, Admin (21 October 2021). "Pakistan to Commission First Tughril Class Frigate". Pakistan Strategic Forum. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
4. "Pakistan Navy inducts its most advanced frigate, 'PNS Tughril'". gulfnews.com. 25 January 2022.
5. "Pakistan Navy Commissions New Type 054 A/P Frigate 'PNS TUGHRIL'". navalnews.com. 24 January 2022.
6. "Pakistan Navy inducts Sea Kings and Chinese-built frigate". shephardmedia.com. 25 January 2022.
7. "Pakistan Navy Inducts WS-61 Sea King Helicopters Received from Qatar". defenseworld.net. 24 January 2022.