Pakistan commissions first Damen-built Yarmook-class multirole corvette

The PNS Yarmook during trials. Photo c/o Damen.

The Pakistan Navy (PN) commissioned the first of two multirole corvettes recently delivered by Dutch shipbuilder Damen during ceremonies held on 13 February 2020 in Constanta Port, Romania.

The ship, called the PNS Yarmook (F-271) will be the first of its class, and is based on Damen’s Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV 1900 design. The ship was built in Damen’s shipyard in Galati, Romania.

The Yarmook-class displaces at around 2,300 tons and were described as multirole platforms capable of performing a variety of maritime operations. They were ordered in June 2017 after Damen won a tender.

It has a helicopter deck capable of supporting light and medium naval helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, has two high speed RHIBs for shipboarding and support, and spaces of two Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU) mission modules.

The second vessel of the class, the future PNS Tabuk, was launched on 3 September 2019, and is expected to be commissioned with the PN by May 2020.

[1] The Nation
[2] Jane’s Defence Weekly

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