PNS Hashmat

PNS/M Hashmat (S-135) is the lead ship of Hashmat-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta 70Alpha-class design.[2]

PNS Hasmat in Persian Gulf.
History
South Africa
Name: SAS Astrant
Fate: Not delivered because of UN sanctions, 418.
Pakistan
Name: PNS Hurmat
Builder:
Laid down: 15 September 1976
Launched: 4 December 1977
Acquired: 1979
Commissioned: 17 February 1979
In service: 1979-present
Homeport: Jinnah Naval Base (2014—)
Identification: S-135
General characteristics
Class and type: Hashmat-class submarine
Displacement:

Surfaced: 1,510 tons

Submerged: 1,760 tons
Length: 67 m (220 ft):320[1]
Beam: 6 m (20 ft):320[1]
Draught: 5.4 m (18 ft)[1]
Propulsion:

Diesel-electric:

2× SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA4 V 185 VG diesels; 3,600 hp(m) (2.65 MW); 2 alternators; 1.7 MW; 1 motor; 4,600 hp(m) (3.4 MW); 1 cruising motor; 31 hp(m) (23 kW); 1 shaft
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • Submerged: 20.0 knots (37.0 km/h; 23.0 mph)
Range: 8,500 miles (13,700 km)
Test depth: 300 m (980 ft)
Complement: 54, 7 Officers, 47 Enlists
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar
  • Thomson Sintra DSUV 22
  • DUUA 2D Sonar
  • DUUA 1D Sonar
  • DUUX 2 Sonar
  • DSUV 62A towed array
Armament:

SSM: Aerospatiale Exocet 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes

ECAN L5 Mod 3 and ECAN F17 Mod 2 torpedoes

History

Construction and deployment

She was initially named SAS Astrant for the South African Navy and laid down on 15 September 1976, and launched on 14 December 1977 at Nantes in France.[3]

See also
  • List of ships of Pakistan Navy

References
  1. Ross, David; Bishop, Chris (2016). "(Agosta)". Submarines: WWI to the Present (google books). Book Sales. p. 450. ISBN 9780785834465. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. Shabbir, Usman (June 2003). "AGOSTA 90B «  PakDef Military Consortium". pakdef.org. Islalamabad: Pak Def Military Consortium. Archived from the original (html) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. Shabbir, Usman (June 2003). "AGOSTA 70A". pakdef.org. Islamabad: «  PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original (html) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

Bibliography
  • Chant, Christopher (1987). A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 158–59. ISBN 0-7102-0720-4. OCLC 14965544.
  • "Hashmat Class (Fr Agosta-70)". GlobalSecurity.org. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.


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