PNS Azmat
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NameAzmat (lit. Greatness)
BuilderChina State Shipbuilding Corporation, Xingang
Launched20 September 2011
Sponsored byMasood Khan
_and_PNS_Azmat_(1013)_sail_alongside_USS_Pearl_Harbor_(LSD-52)_during_a_passing_exercise_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_11_November_2021.jpg) PNS Azmat (Left) in the Gulf of Oman | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan | |
| Name | Azmat (lit. Greatness) |
| Builder | China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Xingang |
| Launched | 20 September 2011 |
| Sponsored by | Masood Khan |
| Commissioned | 24 April 2012 |
| Identification | Pennant number: FAC(M)–P1013 |
| Status | active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Azmat-class missile boat |
| Displacement | 560 tons |
| Length | 206 ft 7 in (62.97 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | approximately 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) |
| Complement | 12–14 |
| Armament | |
PNS Azmat is the lead ship of the Azmat-class missile boats of the Pakistan Navy based on the Chinese design Type 037II Houjian-class.[1] Azmat was commissioned on 24 April 2012 at Tianjin, China[2][3] after being launched on 20 September 2011.[4] It has the pennant number 1013.