Launching Ceremony Of First Corvette Vessel Built For Pakistan Navy Held In Romania
Umer Jamshaid Published May 17, 2019 | 07:38 PM
Launching Ceremony of first state of the art 2300 Tons Corvette vessel being built for Pakistan Navy was held at M/s DAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th May, 2019) Launching Ceremony of first state of the art 2300 Tons Corvette vessel being built for Pakistan Navy was held at M/s DAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania.
Chief of Staff(Personnel), Vice Admiral Abdul Aleem graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Corvettes are multi-purpose platforms of medium sizeand tonnage. Subsequent to the signing of contract for construction of two Corvettes for Pakistan Navy in 2017, the first ship is expected to join Pakistan Navy Fleet by end of this year and the second would be delivered bymid-2020.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest underscored the importance of Corvettes in the maritime domain.
He further added that these platforms will act as force multipliers in enhancing Navy’s capability of safeguarding maritime frontiers and would offer more flexibility in the conduct of Pakistan Navy’s initiative of independent Regional Maritime Security Patrolsin the Indian Ocean Region.
The Chief Guest also lauded the professionalism of M/s DAMEN Shipyards and cooperation in delivering cutting edge technologies to Pakistan Navy in the form of Corvettes. The launching ceremony was also attended by Chief Naval Overseer (Romania), senior management of M/s DAMEN Shipyards, Gorinchem& Galati and Pakistan Navy officials.
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