PNS Nasr explained

PNS Nasr (A47) is a Type 905 replenishment oiler of the Pakistan Navy. The oiler was constructed in the People's Republic of China by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and entered service in 1987.

History

Nasr was ordered by Pakistan in late-1986 and completed to Pakistani requirements.^[1] She entered service in 1987.

A Phalanx CIWS was installed in 1995; it may have come from the retired County-class destroyer PNS Babur.

On 21 October 1998, the oiler suffered minor damage from being rammed by the commercial tanker Sun Marsat at Karachi.

In April 2003, Nasr and deployed to the Port of Chittagong in Bangladesh to support the Bangladeshi Navy.^[2] In 2006, she visited Langkawi in Malaysia before reporting back her homeport.^[3]

She provided relief to the Maldives after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and was the first foreign contingent to start rescue operations there.

Nasr participated in the 2014 Kakadu military exercise in Australia. A crewman deserted on September 7 at around 04:30 while the ship was docked at Darwin; he was found on September 8.^[4]

In 2017, Nasr paid a goodwill visit, along with, to Sri Lanka, harbouring at the Port of Colombo to support the activities of Sri Lankan Navy.^[5]

In 2018, Nasr and Khaibar, under the command of Commodore Javaid Iqbal, paid a goodwill visit to Tanzania, Mauritius, and Kenya to support their navies activities.^[6]

In 2021, Nasr under the command of Capt Misbah ul Amin TI(M) conducted a disaster relief mission in Africa, sailing to Port Sudan, Djibouti,^[7] and Cotonou,^[8] and delivering 1,000 tonnes of rice as humanitarian aid from Pakistan to Djibouti, Sudan, Benin and Niger. It also conducted a goodwill visit to Mombasa, Kenya.^[9]

See also

• China–Pakistan relations
  • China–Pakistan military relations

Sources

• Book: Saunders . Stephan . Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 . Jane's Information Group . 2015 . 978-0710631435.
• Book: Wertheim, Eric . The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems . 2013 . 16 . Naval Institute Press . Annapolis, Maryland . 978-1591149545.

Notes and References

1. Book: Upadayay . M. D. . Sino-Pak Nexus and Implications for India . 2015 . Vij Books India Pvt Ltd . 978-93-84464-72-1 . 22 . 23 October 2018 . en.
2. Book: Jane's Navy International . 2004 . Jane's Information Group . 23 October 2018 . en.
3. Book: Anwar . Muhammad . Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer . 2006 . AuthorHouse . 9781425900205 . en.
4. News: Pakistani sailor alleged to have jumped ship in Darwin has been found . The Guardian . Australian Associated Press . 9 September 2014 . 14 September 2014.
5. News: Pakistani Naval Ships PNS NASR and PNS Khaibar in Sri Lanka on a Goodwill visit. 23 October 2018 . www.asiantribune.com . Asian Tribune . 27 October 2017 . en.
6. News: PNS Khaibar, PNS Nasr Visit Dar es Salaam And Mombasa - Daily Times . 23 October 2018 . Daily Times . 27 January 2018.
7. News: PNS Nasr visits ports in Djibouti, Sudan . Dawn.
8. Web site: PNS NASR Delivers Food Aid Under the Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief Mission.
9. News: PN ship returns after relief mission in Africa . Dawn. 2021-04-15.