PNS Tughril (F261) explained

PNS Tughril is the first of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates named after Turkish emperor ordered by the Pakistan Navy. It was commissioned on 8 November 2021.^[1] 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.

The ship was commissioned on 8 November 2021.^{[2] [3]}

Commissioning

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.^{[4] [5]} 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.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Insight . Global Defense . 2021-11-02 . Pakistan Navy is set to induct PNS Tughril on 8th November . 2023-01-18 . Global Defense Insight . en-US.
2. Web site: 2021-11-02. Alpha guided-missile frigate PNS Tughril set to be commissioned in Pakistan Navy. 2021-11-08. Daily Pakistan Global.
3. Web site: PSF. Admin. 2021-10-21. Pakistan to Commission First Tughril Class Frigate. 2021-11-08. Pakistan Strategic Forum.
4. Web site: Pakistan Navy inducts its most advanced frigate, ‘PNS Tughril’. gulfnews.com. 25 January 2022.
5. Web site: Pakistan Navy Commissions New Type 054 A/P Frigate ‘PNS TUGHRIL’. navalnews.com. 24 January 2022.
6. Web site: Pakistan Navy inducts Sea Kings and Chinese-built frigate. shephardmedia.com. 25 January 2022.
7. Web site: Pakistan Navy Inducts WS-61 Sea King Helicopters Received from Qatar. defenseworld.net. 24 January 2022.