PNS Hurmat

PNS/M Hurmat (S-136) is a Hashmat-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.[2]

PNS Hashmat, the sister ship of PNS Hurmat in Iran
History
South Africa
Name: SAS Adventurous
Fate: Not delivered because of UN sanctions, 418.
Pakistan
Name: PNS Hurmat
Builder:
Laid down: 18 September 1977
Launched: 1 December 1978
Acquired: 1979
Commissioned: 18 February 1980
In service: 1980-present
Identification: S-136
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

She was initially named SAS Adventurous for the South African Navy and laid down on 18 September 1977. The submarine was launched on 1 December 1978 at Nantes in France.[3] On 18 February 1980, she was commissioned in the Pakistan Navy as PNS Hurmat.[3]

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See also

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. "Agosta 70 Subs of Pakistan Navy". Pakistan Navy Submarine Fleet. Pakistan Navy. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  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.
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