PNS Moawin (A39)

PNS Moawin (A39), is a fleet replenishment tanker currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. Designed by the Turkish firm, STM, she was built and constructed by the KESW Ltd. in Pakistan.[1] Moawin is noted for its displacement, being the largest warship ever built in Pakistan.[2][3]

For other ships with the same name, see PNS Moawin.
History
Pakistan
Name: PNS Moawin
Builder:
Laid down: 7 March 2014
Launched: 19 August 2016
Acquired: 17 September 2016
Commissioned: 16 October 2018
Homeport: Karachi Naval Dockyard
Identification: A39
Status: In current service
General characteristics
Class and type: Replenishment oiler
Displacement: 17,000 long tons (17,000 t) full load
Length: 158.4 m (519 ft 8 in)
Beam: 22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught:
  • 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in)
  • 10.5 m (34 ft)
Installed power: 4 × diesel generators producing: 1,000 kVA each.
Propulsion: 2 × two diesel engine: 6,000 kW (8,046 hp) (each)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance: 90 days
Complement:
Armament:
Aircraft carried:

2 × Sea King Mk. 45

2 × Harbin Z-9
Aviation facilities: Hangar and flight deck

According to the Pakistan military, Moawin provides fuel, water, and ammunition to Pakistan military's combat and auxiliary units as it is also equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities to support the Pakistan Navy during war and disaster relief missions.[4]

Brief overview

On 22 January 2013, the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed a contract with the Turkish company STM to design the ship in Turkey together with providing a Kit of Materials to Pakistan, while the engineering construction, outfitting, and sea trials were to be undertaken by KESW Ltd in Pakistan.[5][6] Steel cutting started on 27 November 2013 before the keel was laid down in Karachi on 7 March 2014. She was launched on 19 August 2016 [5] in a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif[7]. Moawin was commissioned by President Arif Alvi on 16 October 2018.[8]

Moawin is designed to provide the Navy's auxiliary support including refuelling and replenishing naval warships.[8]

Construction design and propulsion

Moawin has an overall length of 158.4 m (519 ft 8 in), a beam of 22 m (72 ft 2 in) and a draught of 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in).[1] The ship displaces about 17,000 tonnes (17,000 long tons; 19,000 short tons) at full load.[1] The complement is about 228, including 20 officers, 208 enlisted as well as two battalions of the Pakistan Marines.[1]

The ship is powered by two diesel engines providing a total power of 12 MW (16,000 hp), allowing the ship to reach a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) and an endurance of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[1] The fleet tanker can autonomously endure at sea for a period of 90 days.[1]

The vessel complies with the latest International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and marine pollution (MARPOL) regulations..[1]

References
  1. "PN Fleet Tanker - Naval Technology". Naval Technology. Naval Technology.
  2. "PN Fleet Tanker (PNFT) is the biggest warship ever built in Pakistan to date. Image courtesy of Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited". 1 - Naval Technology. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. "PM to attend launching ceremony of PN Fleet Tanker in Karachi on Friday". Associate Press of Pakistan. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. "Pakistan Navy Commissions Fleet Tanker PNS Moawin….. A Quantum Leap Towards Indigenization And A Beacon of Pakistan-Turkey Friendship" (html). www.ispr.gov.pk. Karachi Naval Dockyard: Inter Services Public Relations. 16 October 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "PN Fleet Tanker". www.karachishipyard.com.pk. Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. Ali, Mohammad (5 December 2014). "PAKISTAN Turkish firm to develop oil tanker at Karachi Shipyard". Business Recorder. Business Recorder. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. Delrieu, Pierre (7 July 2017). "Pakistan's Navy Launches New Oiler - Asian Military Review". Asian Military Review. Asian Military Review. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. "Navy commissions indigenously built 17,000-tonne fleet tanker" (html). Dawn. Karachi: Dawn Newspaper. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018. (PNS Moawin is the biggest warship ever constructed at Karachi Shipyard.)
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