PNS Shushuk (S132)

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]

PNS/M Shushuk (S-132)
PNS Shushuk (S132) in the Indian Ocean in 2005.
History
Pakistan
NameShushuk
NamesakeShushuk
Ordered1966
BuilderDCNS in Toulon in France
Laid down1 December 1967
Launched30 July 1969
Commissioned12 January 1970
Decommissioned2 January 2006
In service1970–2006
HomeportNaval Base Karachi in Sindh in Pakistan
IdentificationS132
FateSold for ship breaking to National Shipping Corporation
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement
  • 873 long tons (887 t) (Surface)
  • 1,054 long tons (1,071 t) (Submerged)
Length57.80 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam6.80 m (22.3 ft)
Draught4.60 m (15.1 ft)
Installed power2 × Jeumont-Schneider alternators producing: 2,600 hp (1,900 kW).
Propulsion
Speed
  • Snorkelling: 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • Surfaced: 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h)
Range10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h)
Endurance30 days
Test depth300 m (980 ft)
Complement45, 7 officers, 41 enlisted[1]: 25 
Sensors and
processing systems
  • DRUA 31 radar
  • DUUA 2B sonar
  • DSUV 2 passive sonar
  • DUUX acoustic telemeter
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ARUR 10B radar detector
Armament
  • 12 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern)
  • 12 torpedoes or missiles

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
  1. Pakistan Pictorial (9 ed.). Pakistan Publications. 1985.
  2. Karim, Afsir (1996). Indo-Pak Relations: Viewpoints, 1989-1996. Lancer Publishers. p. 195. ISBN 9781897829233.
  3. "Pak-navy decommissioned 4 more French origin submarines". Pakistan Tribune. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. Hiranandani, G. M. (2000). Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975 (1st ed.). Lancer Publishers. p. 108. ISBN 9781897829721.
  5. Shabbir, Usman (12 June 2003). "DAPHNE CLASS (SSK)". PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. Chander, Y. Udaya (2018). Independent India. Notion Press. ISBN 9781948473224.
  7. Roy, Sulman (12 February 2009). "Submarine: PNS/M SHUSHUK". Submarine. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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