Pakistan Navy Fleet Inventory 🇵🇰

Overview

The Pakistan Navy is a modestly sized force with a primarily defensive strategic posture, focused on safeguarding its maritime interests in the Arabian Sea. Its core mission revolves around protecting Pakistan's coastline, securing sea lines of communication, and maintaining a credible deterrence.

The surface fleet is centered on modern guided-missile frigates, notably the Chinese-built Tughril-class and the Zulfiquar-class, which are derivatives of Chinese designs. These are complemented by a number of corvettes and fast-attack craft, many of which are also of Chinese or joint-design origin. The submarine force is a critical component of Pakistan's naval strategy and is seen as vital for maintaining a minimum credible deterrence. It consists of French-designed diesel-electric submarines, some of which have been upgraded with Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems. The navy also possesses a modest fleet of maritime patrol aircraft and ship-borne helicopters for aerial surveillance and anti-submarine warfare.

Pakistan's maritime strategy is fundamentally defensive, designed to protect its territorial waters and counter potential threats in its immediate maritime neighborhood. This is reflected in the composition of its fleet, which is optimized for coastal defense and anti-access/area denial operations. The development of its submarine arm is a key element of this strategy, providing a crucial second-strike capability.

The navy has been undergoing a significant modernization phase, heavily reliant on foreign technology and shipbuilding. The most prominent of these programs is the acquisition of new frigates from China and corvettes from Turkey. A major ongoing program is the procurement of new Hangor-class submarines from China, which will significantly enhance the underwater combat capabilities of the navy. While Pakistan has some indigenous shipbuilding capabilities at the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW), which has been involved in the construction and upgrading of submarines, the country remains heavily dependent on foreign partners for advanced naval platforms.

The operational reach of the Pakistan Navy is largely confined to the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. While its modern frigates have the endurance for sustained operations, the navy's overall doctrine and composition do not support extended blue-water deployments far from its home waters. The focus remains on regional maritime security operations and safeguarding Pakistan's immediate maritime interests.

Key facts

Official Name Pakistan Navy
Country🇵🇰 Pakistan
World rank#21
Ships in service109 (as of 2025)
Total ships148
Naval ensign

Ensign of Pakistan navy

Number of active ships by category

Ship category Active
Patrol boats 85
Submarines 16
Corvettes 16
Frigates 15
Support ships 8
Other ships 5
Mine Warfare ships 3

Detailed inventory of Pakistani Navy

Corvettes

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Light Corvette Azmat PNS Azmat 1013 Active -
Azmat PNS Dehshat 1014 Active -
Azmat PNS Himmat 1027 Active -
Azmat PNS Haibat 1028 Active -
Heavy corvette Babur PNS Babur F280 Active -
Missile boat Jalalat PNS Jalalat Active -
Jalalat PNS Shujaat Active -
Jurrat PNS Jurrat Active -
Jurrat PNS Quwwat Active -
Corvette Yarmook PNS Yarmook F271 Active -
Yarmook PNS Tabuk F272 Active -
Heavy corvette Babur PNS Badr F281 Ordered -
Babur PNS Khaibar F282 Ordered -
Babur PNS Tariq F283 Ordered -
Corvette Yarmook PNS Hunain F273 Ordered -
Yarmook PNS ? F274 Ordered -

Frigates

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Guided Missile Frigate Oliver Hazard Perry PNS Alamgir F260 Active -
Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate Tughril PNS Tughril F261 Active -
Tughril PNS Taimur F262 Active -
Tughril PNS Tippu Sultan F263 Active -
Tughril PNS Shah Jahan F264 Active -
Multi-Role Guided Missile Frigate Zulfiquar PNS Zulfiquar F251 Active -
Zulfiquar PNS Shamsheer F252 Active -
Zulfiquar PNS Saif F253 Active -
Zulfiquar PNS Aslat F254 Active -
Multi-Role Guided Missile & Air Defence Frigate Jinnah PNS Jinnah F265 (6 ships) Planned -

Mine Warfare ships

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Minehunter Munsif PNS Munsif Active -
Munsif PNS Muhafiz Active -
Munsif PNS Mujahid Active -

Other ships

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Hydrographic Survey Vessel Behr Masah PNS Behr Masah Active -
Behr Paima PNS Behr Paima Active -
Tall sail Rah Naward PNS Rah Naward Active -
Split Hopper Barge Tarseel PNS Tarseel 1 Active -
Tarseel PNS Tarseel 2 Active -

Patrol boats

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Rapid response boat Chaser TM-1226 (30 ships) Active -
Hovercraft Hovercraft (14 ships) Active -
Gun boat Larkana-class PNS Larkana Active -
Fast patrol craft MRTP-33/35 PNS Zarrar Active -
MRTP-33/35 PNS Karrar Active -
Fast patrol boat Marine Assault Boats (MAB) (18 ships) Active -
Gun boat Indigenous Gun Boats (20 ships) Ordered -

Submarines

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Attack submarine Agosta-70 PNS Hashmat S135 Active -
Agosta-70 PNS Hurmat S136 Active -
Agosta-90B PNS Khalid S137 Active -
Agosta-90B PNS Saad S138 Active -
Agosta-90B PNS Hamza S139 Active -
Shallow water midget submarine Cosmos X-Craft (3 ships) Active -
Attack submarine Hangor PNS Hangor Shark Ordered -
Hangor PNS Ghazi Warrior Ordered -
Hangor PNS Shushuk South Asian river dolphin Ordered -
Hangor PNS Mangro Ordered -
Hangor PNS Tasnim Ahmed Tasnim Ordered -
Hangor PNS Seem Maai Carp Ordered -
Hangor (2 ships) Ordered -

Support ships

Type Class Ship Name Hull Number Status Year
Dredging Vessel Behr Kusha PNS Behr Kusha Active -
Replenishment oiler Fuqing PNS Nasr Active -
Coastal tanker Gwadar PNS Gwadar Active -
Gwadar PNS Kalmat Active -
Madadgar PNS Madadgar Active -
Madadgar PNS Rasadgar Active -
Replenishment oiler Moawin PNS Moawin Active -
Backhoe Dredger Rah Kusha PNS Rah Kusha Active -
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