| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Azmat class |
| Builders | |
| Operators | Pakistan Navy |
| Subclasses | Type 037II Houjian |
| Cost | |
| Built | 2011–2019 |
| In service | 2012 – present |
| In commission | 2012– present |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft[2] |
| Displacement | 560 tons (standard) 673 tons (PNSHaibat) |
| Length | 63 m (206 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 30knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) |
| Complement | 15, 5 officers, 10 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
TheAzmat-class stealth fast attack craft (military designation:Azmat FAC(M))[3] is a class of missile-bearingfast attack craft, currently in service with thePakistan Navy. TheAzmat-class is based on the Chinese design,Houjian class. The PakistaniAzmat-class is the modernized version according to the requirements of Pakistan Navy.[4]
The project was jointly designed and constructed in Pakistan and China after a partnership agreement was signed between two Chinese contractors,China State Shipbuilding Corporation and theXingang Shipyard and the Pakistan-basedKSEW Ltd.[5] TheAzmat-class ships are intended for deployment in maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare, anti-air warfare, search-and-rescue (SAR) and anti-piracy missions.[5]
| Pennant number | Name | Call sign | Commissioned | Contracting builder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1013 | PNS Azmat | Azmat | 24 April 2012 | China State Shipbuilding Corp. and Xingang Shipyard inChina[6] |
| 1014 | PNSDehshat | Dehshat | 12 June 2014 | KSEW Ltd inPakistan[7] |
| 1027 | PNSHimmat | Himmat | 29 July 2017 | KSEW Ltd. in Pakistan.[8] |
| 1028 | PNSHaibat | Haibat | 31 March 2022 | KSEW Ltd. in Pakistan.[9] |