List of former ships of Pakistan Navy

The following article lists the many former ships of the Pakistan Navy (PN) that are no longer in service. Older ships from the dominion era used the old "HMPS" Ship prefix which was replaced with the current "PNS" after Pakistan became a republic.

Cruisers

Photo Name Previous names Pennant Previous pennant Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Notes
Dido-class
PNS Jehangir HMS Diadem
PNS Babur (1956-1982) 		C-84 84 5 July 1957 1985 Broken up. [1]

Destroyers

Photo Name Previous names Pennant Previous pennant Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Notes
O-class
PNS Tughril HMS Onslaught F-261 G04
F204 		6 March 1951 1977 Scrapped. [2]
PNS Tipu Sultan HMS Onslow F-260 G17
D47
F-249 		1949 1979 Scrapped in 1980. [2]
PNS Tariq HMS Offa G29 - 30 November 1949 1959 Scrapped. [2]
C-class
PNS Shah Jahan HMS Charity DD-962 R29 16 December 1958 1982 Broken-up. [2]
PNS Taimur HMS Chivalrous D21 R21 1954 3 June 1958 Broken-up in 1961. [2]
PNS Alamgir HMS Creole 160 R82
D82 		29 February 1956 1982 Scrapped. [2]
PNS Jahangir HMS Crispin 162 R68
D168 		18 March 1958 1982 Scrapped [2]
Battle-class
PNS Badr HMS Gabbard D-161 D-47 24 January 1957 1985 Broken-up in 1989 [2]
PNS Khaibar HMS Cadiz D-163 D-79 1 February 1957 4 December 1971 Lost in combat during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. [2]
Gearing-class
PNS Nazim USS Wiltsie
PNS Tariq 		D165 DD-716 29 April 1977 1990 Transferred to the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. [2][3]
PNS Taimur USS Epperson D-166 DD-719 29 April 1977 1999 Sunk as a target in 2000. [2][3]
PNS Tughril USS Henderson D167 DD-785 30 September 1980 1998 Transferred to Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. [2]
PNS Shah Jahan USS Harold J. Ellison D-164 DD-864 1 October 1983 1994 Sunk as target in 1994 [2][3]
PNS Alamgir USS Cone D-160 DD-866 1 October 1982 4 December 1998 Scrapped [2]
PNS Tippu Sultan USS Damato D-168 DD-871 1 October 1980 1994 Scrapped [2]
County-class
PNS Babur HMS London D-16 - 23 March 1982 1993 Scrapped in 1995. [2]
Tariq-class
PNS Tariq HMS Ambuscade D-181 F172 1 January 1993 5 August 2023 Transferred to the UK for conversion into a floating museum. [4]
PNS Babur HMS Amazon D-182 F169 30 September 1993 December 2014 Sunk as a target ship. [5]
PNS Khaibar HMS Arrow D-183 F173 26 June 1994 2022 Sunk as a target during Sea-Spark 2022. [6][7]
PNS Badr HMS Alacrity D-184 F174 26 June 1994 2014 Scrapped [8]
PNS Tipu Sultan HMS Ambuscade D-185 F185 23 September 1994 1 April 2020 Sunk as a target ship on 27 April 2020. [9]
PNS Shah Jahan HMS Active D-186 F171 23 September 1994 1 January 2021 Sunk as a target. [10][11]

Sloops

Photo Name Previous names Pennant Previous pennant Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Notes
Black swan-class
PNS Jhelum HMIS Narbada
HMPS Jhelum 		Unknown U-40 1948 July 1959 Scrapped. [12]
PNS Sindh HMIS Godavari
HMPS Sindh 		Unknown U-52 1948 July 1959 Records indicate it was pending disposal in 1960. [2]

Submarines

Photo Name Previous names Pennant Previous pennant Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Notes
Tench-class
PNS Ghazi USS Diablo S-130 SS-479 1 June 1964 4 December 1971 Sank under unknown circumstances while on a combat mission in the Bay of Bengal during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. [13][14]
Daphné-class
PNS Hangor - S-131 - 12 January 1970 January 2006 Preserved at the Pakistan Maritime Museum. [15][16][17]
PNS Shushuk - S-132 - 12 January 1970 January 2006 Sold for ship breaking to Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. [18][19]
PNS Mangro - S-133 - 8 August 1970 January 2006 Scrapped by Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. [20][21]
PNS Ghazi NRP Cachalote S-134 S-165 17 January 1977 January 2006 Scrapped by Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. [22][23]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Pakistan Navy Historical Ships database". World Naval Ships Website.
  3. ^ a b c "Gearing (Taimur) Class Destroyers". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19.
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  5. ^ "Sailing under a different flag – former Royal Navy vessels serving with other navies". Save the Royal Navy. The Type 21 Club. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Navy conducts missile and torpedo firings during Sea Spark 2022". Naval News. 2022-03-18.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Navy`s Maritime Exercise SeaSpark-2022 & Collaboration with Turkish Defense Industry". Defence Turkey. 2022-04-01.
  8. ^ "Ex-Royal Navy vessels serving with other navies". The Military Times. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Anti-ship missiles fired by Navy hit target". Dawn. 2020-04-26.
  10. ^ "Pakistan sinks another former Royal Navy frigate in live-fire drill". defbrief.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Sad farewell to Burnley's adopted ship HMS Active sunk in Pakistan navy drill". Burnley Express. 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ "PNS Jhelum". World Naval Ships Website.
  13. ^ "Valiant crew of PNS Ghazi remembered". The News International. 2024-12-05.
  14. ^ Azmie, Sohail (2024-04-01). "PNS Ghazi: The Valiant Who Went Down Fighting". Hilal English.
  15. ^ "Pakistan Navy celebrates HANGOR Day". The News International. 2018-12-09.
  16. ^ "Pakistan Navy celebrates kill of Indian Naval Ship Khukri and damaging of Kirpan". Associated Press of Pakistan.
  17. ^ "KARACHI: Submarine Hangor on display in museum". Dawn. 2007-12-11.
  18. ^ "SUBMARINE FORCE HISTORY". Pakistan Navy Official Website.
  19. ^ "Pak Navy Decommissioned 4 more french submarines". Pak Tribune. 2006-01-02.
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  21. ^ "Pak Navy Decommissioned 4 more french submarines". Pak Tribune. 2006-01-02.
  22. ^ "SUBMARINE FORCE HISTORY". Pakistan Navy Official Website.
  23. ^ "Pak Navy Decommissioned 4 more french submarines". Pak Tribune. 2006-01-02.
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