PNS/M Shushuk (S132) (nicknamed: "Dolphin"), was a Hangor-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Daphné-class design.: 195 [2] She was designed, built, and commissioned at Toulon, France. She was in service from 12 January 1970 until 2 January 2006.[3]
_in_2005.jpg) PNS Shushuk (S132) in the Indian Ocean in 2005.
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| History | |
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| Name | Shushuk |
| Namesake | Shushuk |
| Ordered | 1966 |
| Builder | DCNS in Toulon in France |
| Laid down | 1 December 1967 |
| Launched | 30 July 1969 |
| Commissioned | 12 January 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 2 January 2006 |
| In service | 1970–2006 |
| Homeport | Naval Base Karachi in Sindh in Pakistan |
| Identification | S132 |
| Fate | Sold for ship breaking to National Shipping Corporation |
| General characteristics | |
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| Displacement |
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| Length | 57.80 m (189 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 6.80 m (22.3 ft) |
| Draught | 4.60 m (15.1 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 × Jeumont-Schneider alternators producing: 2,600 hp (1,900 kW). |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h) |
| Endurance | 30 days |
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Complement | 45, 7 officers, 41 enlisted[1]: 25 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARUR 10B radar detector |
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She was laid down on 1 December 1967 at Toulon in France by the French DCNS, and launched on 30 July 1969, commissioned in the Pakistan Navy on 12 January 1970.[4]: 108 [5]
She saw active actions during the western front of the third war with India when she was deployed in Arabian Sea to conduct submarine operations against the Indian Navy, and safely reported back to its base after the ceasefire reached between two nations.[6]: contents After her war service, she voyaged to the Kamafuli river in Bangladesh and paid a goodwill visit through the Yangon River in Burma, and served on various military missions of the Navy.[7]
On 2 January 2006, she was decommissioned having completed 36-years of service with the Pakistan Navy.[3]
References edit
- ^ Pakistan Pictorial (9 ed.). Pakistan Publications. 1985.
- ^ Karim, Afsir (1996). Indo-Pak Relations: Viewpoints, 1989-1996. Lancer Publishers. p. 195. ISBN 9781897829233.
- ^ a b "Pak-navy decommissioned 4 more French origin submarines". Pakistan Tribune. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Hiranandani, G. M. (2000). Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975 (1st ed.). Lancer Publishers. p. 108. ISBN 9781897829721.
- ^ Shabbir, Usman (12 June 2003). "DAPHNE CLASS (SSK)". PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Chander, Y. Udaya (2018). Independent India. Notion Press. ISBN 9781948473224.
- ^ Roy, Sulman (12 February 2009). "Submarine: PNS/M SHUSHUK". Submarine. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
External links edit
- "Pakistan Navy Submarine Command (COMSUBS)". Pakistan Navy. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- Saeed, Saquib (17 August 2014). "Under the Sea: The Four Daphné Girls". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2018.