PNS Tughril ( F261) is the first of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates ordered by the Pakistan Navy. It was commissioned on 8 November 2021. 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.
Service
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. 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.
See Also
PNS Tughril INS Nilgiri
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