China has delivered to Pakistan the largest and most advanced warship that Beijing has ever exported, according to Chinese state media Monday.
It is the first of the four frigates to be built by China for the Pakistan Navy. It was designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC).
The commissioning of PNS Tughril – named after Tuğrul I, one of the founders of the Seljuk Empire that ruled in present-day Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey during the 11th and the 14th centuries – was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, China, said a statement by the Pakistan Navy.
The ship’s launching ceremony took place in August last year, also at Hudong Zhonghua.
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