Pakistan has commissioned the first of Yarmook-class corvettes built by Damen Shipyard Group based in the Netherlands.
A contract was signed between Pakistan and Damen Shipyard in 2017 for the construction of two corvettes. In February 2020, the first corvette was delivered to Pakistan by the F-271 PNS Yarmook at a ceremony in Romania.
Yarmook class platforms, designed based on OPV 1900 patrol ship, have 2,300 tons of displacement. The platform has a crew capacity of 138, and there is also a landing strip for helicopters on the deck.
The second corvette PNS Tabuk is scheduled to be delivered to Pakistan later this year.
PNS Yarmook made a goodwill visit to Turkey on March.
