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F-22P frigates (English: Type F-22P Frigates) is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to China Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. ordered three thousand-ton multi-purpose frigate, where representatives of F-22 frigates (Frigate) 22 Type , P representative of Pakistan (Pakistan). Because this level Gejian adopt Arabic names, Gejian names are intended to take a sharp sword, so this class destroyers, also known as the sword-class frigates, NATO with its first ship Zulfiqar number (PNS Zulfiquar) called Zulfiqar class frigate.
In the design of F-22P frigates 053H3 frigate can be regarded as export models designed 053H3 frigate substantially the same, but a large number of Chinese vessels has experience in a variety of new creation in the late 1990s, the integration of its design and equipment, improve resistant to sea anti-wave of the local sea conditions to suit Pakistan, this class ship four and 4-6 supporting Z-9 anti-submarine helicopters, along with helicopters, equipment and other total $ 750 million.
-22P Design development 053H3 frigate frigate from China, but the river level II is designed for small and medium frigate offshore environment, and does not fit in the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea Pakistan Navy operations. Therefore, to improve the focus of one F-22P is resistant to sea capability, bow side of the ship from the original 053H3 relatively flat shape shift to 054 external floating similar configuration, can enhance the anti-wave capacity. F-22P Jiang Wei II level remained a central ship and the overall layout of the floor configuration, but obviously much more concise outline detail; similar shape and tour boat floor front sea level, and the switch tower masts closed. There is a ship amidships with chimney, configuration similar 053H3, aft of the hangar structure extending outwardly and ship integration. F-22P hull regardless longer than wide Jiang Wei II level increases, to reach 3,144 tons full load displacement. Jiang Wei-class hosts and the same maximum speed 29, when section 15 speed endurance estimated 5,000 sea miles, the ship prepared 14 188 officers and soldiers celebrities.
F-22P and Jiang Wei II level there are many different armed, gun using a Russian-made AK-176M 76mm gun Chinese localization improved version (the same as China 054A); gun equipped with two front-mounted with six RUB-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers, the bridge in front of the B emplacement platform equipped with a Chinese-made eight-mounted FM-90N (HHQ-7 export models) short-range air defense missile launchers, between the front of the ship building and the chimney equipped with two four-mounted C-802 anti-ship missile launchers; chimneys on both sides of the rear deck has a different set loaded triple 324mm torpedo launchers, which is Jiang Wei II type are not equipped; In addition, both sides of the top of the helicopter base each one by a Chinese-made 30mm cannon near the defense force, originally located in the turret fire control radar has been removed, replaced by a single set, two cannon share the same with 347 fire control radar, installed in these two cannon between.
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