&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Hangorsail.jpg) Hangor on 4 December 1971
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan | |
| Name | Hangor |
| Namesake | Shark |
| Ordered | 1966 |
| Builder | DCNS in France |
| Launched | 28 June 1968 |
| Commissioned | 20 December 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 2 January 2006 |
| In service | 1970–2006 |
| Identification | S-131 |
| Honors and awards |
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| Status | Preserved at the Pakistan Naval Museum in Karachi |
| Notes | First submarine to sink an enemy warship after World War II |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Daphné-class submarine |
| Length | 57.75 m (189 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shaft horsepower (1,193 kW) |
| Speed |
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| Range | Surfaced: 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h) |
| Endurance | 30 days |
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Complement | 53, 7 officers, 46 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARUR 10B radar detector |
| Armament |
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PNS/M Hangor (S-131) (nicknamed: "Shark") was a Daphné-class diesel-electric submarine that served in the Pakistan Navy from 1969 until its decommissioning in 2006. It is the first submarine to sink a ship after World War II.[1][2]
Hangor (S131) was the lead ship of her class, designed and constructed by France after a long and complicated negotiation which started in 1966.: 63 [3] In 1969, Hangor was commissioned in the Submarine Command (SUBCOM) when she reported back to her home base in Karachi from Paris. Hangor, under the command of Commander Ahmed Tasnim, sank the Indian Navy's INS Khukri, an anti-submarine frigate, with one homing torpedo on 9 December 1971 during the western front of the third war with India in 1971.[4]
This was the only recorded submarine kill after World War II until the Falklands War, when the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine Navy cruiser General Belgrano. The strategic impact was even more significant as the Indian navy cancelled "Operation Triumph", the third missile attack, which was to be launched on 10 December.[5]
- ^ "PAKISTAN NAVY CELEBRATES 49TH HANGOR DAY" (Press release). Karachi: Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ Zaheer, Capt. Ahmed (6 December 2020). "Historical saga of heroics: PNS/M Hangor in 1971 war". www.thenews.com.pk. Islamabad, Pakistan: News International, Capt. Zaheer. News International. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Goldrick, James (1997). "The Pakistan Navy: 1947-1971". No Easy Answers: The Development of the Navies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, 1945-1996 (PDF) (2nd ed.). Hartford, Wi: Spantech & Lancer. ISBN 1897829027.
- ^ Till, Geoffrey (2013). "Securing the Command of the Sea". Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781136255557.
- ^ Iqbal, Aamir (December 9, 2019). "Remembering act of valour by PNS/M Hangor in 1971 war". www.nation.com.pk. THE NATION. Retrieved January 27, 2021.