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Friday, March 05, 2010

Pak Navy to acquire 30 year old US frigate for 78 million dollars

Oliver Perry class frigateThe Pakistan Navy is set to acquire a 30 year old Oliver Perry class frigate, USS McInerney, from the United States at a whopping cost of about 78 million dollars.

The three decade old frigate, which was put on the US Navy's inactivation list in September last year, is likely to start its journey to the Karachi port by the end of 2010.

It is worth mentioning here that Islamabad is negotiating with Washington for five more Oliver Perry class frigates.

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