The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani state-owned defense contractor and military corporation situated in the West Wharf in Karachi,

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in Pakistan. The KSEW Ltd. is the oldest and the only shipyard in Pakistan, catering for shipbuilding, ship repair and general heavy engineering. It has built numerous cargo ships, oil tankers,

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s and support vessels, landing craft, naval vessels and

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s for the Pakistani Navy. It also builds and repairs for Pakistan National Shipping Corporation,

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and for a wide range of customers in the private sector in Pakistan. Company's entire shares are owned by the

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under the administrative control of

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.Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW)
GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 27 September 2021 The current Managing Director of KS&EW is

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Ather Saleem. Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works acquired certification of

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in 2000.

History

It was established in the mid fifties as a project of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) and was later incorporated as a public limited company in 1957 which is managed by a Board of Directors and a Managing Director. The shipyard is spread across 71 acres and located at West Wharf in Karachi. It is equipped with a large shipbuilding hall, three block fabrication areas, three shipbuilding berths, two dry docks, a machine shop, a grit blasting and painting facility, a 7881 tons capacity ship lift and transfer system, 13 parking stations.

Projects

17,000 Ton Fleet Tanker

A contract was signed on 22 January 2013 between the Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan and STM , Turkey to construct a 17000 ton fleet tanker for the Pakistani Navy. The Kit of Material was provided by STM and the construction, outfitting took place at KS&EW. The construction of the vessel started on 27 November 2013 and it was launched on 19 August 2016. This is the largest warship built in Pakistan till date.

Agosta 90B

In the 1990s KS&EW constructed two Agosta 90B submarines for the Pakistani Navy. These were built under a transfer of technology from DCNS, France. The technology was mostly related to construction of the pressure hull and out-fitting of the submarine. The third submarine, PNS Hamza, was constructed with MESMA AIP unit, while the first two (PNS Khalid and PNS Saad) will be retro-fitted during their next overhauls with a "plug" containing a MESMA AIP unit. The submarine's hull will be cut and the plug inserted. The second MESMA unit was shipped in June 2011.

MILGEM Class Corvette (warship)

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Class Corvette will be the most technologically advanced surface platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet. Keel Laying ceremony of third MILGEM class warship held. The warship will complete in 2024.

Future Projects

The next submarine project will see KS&EW jointly involved with Chinese company CSOC (China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd.) in the design and construction of 8 submarines equipped with air-independent propulsion (AIP). These will be designed to Pakistani specifications and four will be built at a CSOC shipyard in China, while four will be constructed by KS&EW. It is believed that little upgrading of facilities is required because much of the current infrastructure meets the requirements. The preliminary negotiations were reported to be completed in March 2011. It was earlier believed that the project would involve China's Type-041 ''Yuan class'' submarine, which had been mentioned by

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The Royal Institution Of Naval Architects website, Retrieved 28 September 2021

Production

Merchant vessels

* Al-Abbas - first one was built in 1967Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, ''History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009'' Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 6 for Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited. * MV Lalazar - A 13,300 DWT Cargo Vessel was built for National Shipping Corporation, Pakistan. Delivered on 20th Nov 1974. * MV Hetian - A 13,160 DWT Cargo Vessel was built for China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation, China, in 1978. *

MV Islamabad MV ''Islamabad'' is the largest general cargo and container ship built in Pakistan at the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW). ''Islamabad'' has a capacity of . Built in 1982, the ship is in service with Pakistan National Shipping Corp ...

- MV Islamabad is the largest general cargo and container ship built at KS&EW with 17,200 DWT. The ship is in service with Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. * You Ti 20 - A 17,000 TDW Bulk Carrier You Yi 20 was built in 1992 for China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation.

Naval vessels

Frigates

* PNS Aslat of the

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PNS Shah Jahan PNS ''Shah Jahan'' of ''Shahjahan'' may refer to one of the following ships of the Pakistan Navy: * , the former British HMS ''Charity'' (R29) launched in 1944; acquired by the Pakistan Navy via the United States in 1958; ship was badly damaged i ...

Corvettes

* 2 corvettes of the PN MILGEM class corvette

Multi-Purpose Patrol craft

* PNS Dehshat of the Azmat class missile boat * PNS Jurrat & PNS Quwwat of the Jurrat class missile boat * PNS Jalalat & PNS Shujaat of the Jalalat II class missile boat * PNS Larkana & PNS Rajshahi of the Larkana class Gunboat * Maritime Patrol Vessels (600 and 1500 tonnes displacement) for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. Both commissioned.

Mine Countermeasure Vessels

* PNS Mujahid of the

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Submarines

PNS Hamza PNS/M ''Hamza'' (S-139) is a fast-attack submarine powered with an air-independent propulsion system and the third submarine of her ''Agosta 90B''/''Khalid''-class submarine. She was designed and constructed by the KSEW Ltd. under the technol ...

& PNS Saad of

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class *

PNS Khalid PNS/M ''Khalid'' (S-137), is a diesel-electric fast-attack submarine equipped with an air–independent propulsion system and the lead ship of her class active since her commissioning in the Navy in 1999. Based on the ''Agosta 90Bravo''/'' ...

submarine

Auxiliary Vessels

PNS Moawin (A39) PNS ''Moawin'' (A39), is a fleet replenishment tanker currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. Designed by the Turkish firm, STM, she was built and constructed by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in Karachi, Pakistan. ''Moawin '' ...

- 17,000 Tons Fleet Tanker * PNS Bhit Shah - Split-Hopper Barge * PNS Kalmat & PNS Gwader - Coastal Tankers * PNS Madadgar & PNS Rasadgar - Small Tanker Cum Utility Ship

References

External links

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Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works - Profile
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