Pakistan Navy Tanker Fleet Specs and Discussions

[Penguin]

Apart from oil what else she can take

In addition to oil, jet fuel, drinking water and lubricants, it has also been adapted to carry warehouse articles and nutrition. Most space by the designers was set aside for dry cargo: food and drink in four large refrigerated rooms, marcandi items (from toothpaste to caps), clothing and ammunition.

The storage facilities for dry goods were in the fore. In addition, two cranes were positioned with which the goods could be moved through hatches in or out of the sheds. A great disadvantage was the lack of lifts. The taps seem handy, but it was not easy in bad weather to get the cargo through a hatch. The tanks for liquid cargo were among the middle-deckhouse and beyond to the rear.

To move goods the ship also had forklifts on board, but the gangways were very narrow and, for example, food and beer kegs that had to be moved to the rear had to be done with hand trucks.

To give an idea of a typical deployment:
On Monday, January 13th, 1986 Hr.Ms. Poolster left with frigates De Ruyter, Tromp, Callenburgh and Van Kinsbergen for the Far East for Fairwind '86. During this trip of five months, the ships visited among others Bangkok (Thailand), Shanghai (China), Hong Kong (UK / China), Singapore, Jakarta (Indonesia) and put on the Seychelles. Polaris left with, inter alia, 10,000 liters of fuel, 7.5 tons of meat in freezers, truckloads of flour and 3500 casks of ale.

Before the advent of LPD 1 HNthMS. Rotterdam, the Dutch Marines were designated for transport to the Poolster (North Star) and the similar but newer Zuiderkruis (Southern Cross). Before remodeling/conversion, the Marines originally had to sleep in hammocks above the fuel tanks, later they slept on a tarp in a dormitory. After the conversion, there were berths, sinks and lockers. The ship could carry about 150 Marines and serve as a transport ship for a company of marines. She could serve 5 light helicopter (Sea Lynx) in her hangar

The Poolster (aka PNS Moawin) was the last ever Dutch navy ship with a large wooden steering wheel ;-)

There's a nice internal layout from 1964 here http://www.hrms-poolster.nl/html/overzicht_schip.html

However, it is in the form of images that apparently is too big to post on the forum. You will have to use google translate to type in and translate from Dutch to language of your choice, if you want to read the legend and find out what spaces are used for what exactly.

There are deckplans here http://www.hrms-poolster.nl/html/het_dekkenplan.html

The Dutch site about Poolster ( http://www.hrms-poolster.nl/index.html ) also has a photo-section specifically on PNS Moawin http://www.hrms-poolster.nl/html/moawin.html

 

[Tuco71]

 

[nadeemkhan110]

Bilal Khan -
NEW PAKISTAN NAVY FLEET TANKER WILL BE LAUNCHED THIS WEEK
The Pakistan Navy’s new 15,600-ton fleet tanker will begin its sea-trials from Friday, 19 August 2016.

The Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT) was built at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) with the support of the Turkish shipbuilder STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş., which had supplied KSEW with pre-manufactured material (STM).

Comment and Analysis

Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed an agreement to procure the PNFT from STM in January 2013. The PNFT’s steel was cut on November 2013, and its keel was laid on March 2014. Once it is inducted, the PNFT will form the nucleus of the Pakistan Navy’s auxiliary support fleet, which is tasked with refuelling and replenishing naval warships, among other functions.

The MoDP terms the Fleet Tanker program as one of three “massive” defence programs being pursued with the Turkish defence industry. In June of this year, STM also secured a contract from the MoDP to upgrade the Pakistan Navy’s Agosta 90B air-independent propulsion (AIP)-powered submarines. Pakistan is also hoping to attain financing support to back a possible purchase of four Ada-class corvettes.

Alongside China, Turkey is playing an increasingly significant in the modernization efforts of the Pakistan Navy, which has been seeking greater developmental support in recent years. STM seems to have emerged as a favoured vendor – of supplies and expertise – in a number of areas, particularly surface vessels. Even if the Ada-class corvette program does not come to pass (again), it would not be surprising to see Pakistan contract STM for general capacity building or expertise/advisory work at KSEW.

Other Turkish companies, such as Aselsan and Havelsan, may be able to carve favourable market positions as well, specifically in the area of naval electronics (especially sensors). For Pakistan, the Turkish defence industry offers an avenue to access NATO-compliant hardware, potentially at a more affordable cost as well (at least in comparison to Western European suppliers).
Source: http://quwa.org/2016/08/17/new-pakistan-navy-fleet-tanker-will-launched-week/

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

A thread is already running.
https://defence.pk/threads/pakistan...-collaboration-of-turkey.444737/#post-8583985

 

[TOPGUN]

What are the self defense weapons on board ?

 

[Neptune]

What are the self defense weapons on board ?

It very much looks like our DİMDEG (Replenishment at Sea & Combat Support Ship), probably they will have very similar sensor/weapon installitions if not the same. Anyways so probably the armament would be as below:

- 2x Aselsan STOP 25mm (contract signed worth 4-6 million USD for STOP + CSS)

- 2x Mk15 Phalanx CIWS Block 1B Baseline 2 (?)

The quality of STOP/STAMP (both already in service of PN) can be judged by it's number of exports. Aselsan made stabilized weapon systems are in service of 11 countries.

For today's naval warfare environment, precision is taken as a priority for this weapon since you do require to target moving vessels from a moving place. Thanks to Aselsan engineers' great efforts, it operates under sensitive ballistic calculations. When you combine it with the data recieved from the combat information centre, you can even use it as a limited CIWS for aerial threats.

We dont know the ASW defense systems yet. But judging from the previous projects, it may use Aselsan made decoys.

 

[Tuco71]

Here is the picture of this beautiful lady

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJRzxCXBkv-/

 

[Super Falcon]

May I present you ladies and gentleman PNS shahmeer beast

 

[HAIDER]

State-owned company Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) has launched a 17,000-tonne fleet tanker on order for the Pakistan Navy.

The platform, said to be Pakistan's largest-ever indigenously built ship, was launched on 19 August at the company's facilities at Dockyard Road, Karachi.

The fleet tanker project is collaboration between Pakistan's Ministry of Defence Production and Turkish technology and systems engineering house Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret (STM). Steel for the tanker was first cut on 27 November 2013, and its keel was laid on 7 March 2014, according to KSEW.

Specifications provided by the company indicate an overall length of 158.4 m, a maximum width of 22 m and a scantling displacement of over 17,000 tonnes. The platform is powered by two diesel engines driving two variable pitch propellers, and can achieve a top speed of 20 kt.

KSEW has not given any details on the vessel's cargo capacity but an image of the ship published on the company's website show two replenishment-at-sea (RAS) masts, one each on the port and starboard sides. The vessel also features a helicopter deck, allowing for vertical replenishment operations.

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[fitpOsitive]

Very nice. But when will we be increasing our maritime long range airial , and, anti submarine capabilities?

 

[Incog_nito]

Will PN going to continue procuring these tankers - to reach to a number equal to 5-6?

As such ships are quite good in doing other missions which LHDs and LPDs usually performs?

Also, PN can convert older Fleet Auxiliary ships into commercial ones and can be sold to local companies.

 

[Penguin]

Very nice. But when will we be increasing our maritime long range airial , and, anti submarine capabilities?

You think the Orions aren't sufficient? Not even when supported by the new ATRs for patrol duties (relieving Orion for more important tasks)?

May I present you ladies and gentleman PNS shahmeer beast

Handsome vessel.

The Pakistani ship (STM design)

Logistical support ship recently ordered by New Zealand
(Rolls Royce Environship x South Korean firm Hyundai Heavy Industries)

 

[Cool_Soldier]

Design is really cool.

 

[TOPGUN]

Any more updates ? pic's? , videos ? on the new fleet tanker ?

 

[aziqbal]

Pakistan tanker returning from sea trials