Jinnah-class frigate

The Jinnah-class frigate is a class of multi-role frigates under construction for the Pakistan Navy. The Jinnah-class is Pakistan's first indigenously designed and built frigate.^[1][2] A contract for the construction of the frigates was signed on 3 November 2025 with the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW), with the first warships expected to join the navy's fleet by 2028.^[3][4] The Jinnah-class is named after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Class overview
Name	Jinnah-class frigate
Builders	Platform Design Wing (designer) Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW)
Operators	Pakistan Navy
Planned	6-8
General characteristics
Type	Multi-role frigate
Displacement	3,300 tons
Length	119.5m
Beam	15.40m
Draft	4.05m
Propulsion	Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion
Speed	26 kts
Aviation facilities	1x Helicopter landing deck

Design

The Jinnah-class was designed by the Pakistan Navy's Platform Design Wing. It measures 119 meters in length with a 15-meter beam and has a displacement of about 3,300 tons. It will be powered by four diesel engines. The frigate will carry out anti-submarine, anti-surface and anti-air operations and will be fitted with a hull-mounted sonar system and equipped with a helicopter landing deck.^[3]

Armament

The armament will include a 30 mm gun, missiles, additional weapons, torpedoes, sensors, and anti-submarine rockets.^[3]

See also

• Babur-class corvette
• Zulfiquar-class frigate
• Tughril-class frigate