PNS_Hurmat
PNS Hurmat
Diesel-electric submarine
PNS/M Hurmat (S-136) is a Hashmat-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.[2]
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PNS Hashmat, the sister ship of PNS Hurmat in Iran | |
| History | |
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 South Africa | |
| Name | SAS Adventurous |
| Fate | Not delivered because of UN sanctions, 418. |
 Pakistan | |
| Name | PNS Hurmat |
| Builder | Dubigeon Normandie in France |
| Laid down | 17 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 |
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| Range | 8,500 miles (13,700 km) |
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Complement | 54, 7 Officers, 47 Enlists |
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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]
- Ross, David; Bishop, Chris (2016). "(Agosta)". Submarines: WWI to the Present (google books). Book Sales. p. 450. ISBN 9780785834465. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- "Agosta 70 Subs of Pakistan Navy". Pakistan Navy Submarine Fleet. Pakistan Navy. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- Shabbir, Usman (June 2003). "AGOSTA 70A". pakdef.org. Islamabad: « PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original (doc) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2018.