INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Islamabad: 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 size and 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 moment would be delivered by mid-2020.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest
underscored the importance of Corvettes in the maritime domain
He further added that these platforms shall act as force multipliers in enhancing Navy capability of safeguarding maritime frontiers and
would offer more flexibility in the conduct of Pakistan Navy initiative of independent Regional Maritime Security Patrols in 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.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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