PNS Tippu Sultan (D-185)

PNS Tippu Sultan (DDG-185), a Tariq-class destroyer, served Pakistan Navy after it was acquired in 1994. Her design was based on the British Type 21 frigate, and previously served in the Royal Navy as HMS Avenger as a general purpose frigate.[3]

For other ships with the same name, see PNS Tippu Sultan.
PNS Tippu Sultan in the Indian Ocean in 2006.
History
Pakistan
Name: PNS Tippu Sultan
Namesake: Tipu Sultan[1]
Builder:
Laid down: 30 October 1974
Launched: 19 July 1978
Recommissioned: 23 September 1994
Homeport: Naval Base Karachi
Identification: Pennant number: D-185
Fate: sunk 27 april 2020
Status: Ship sunk 27 April 2020
General characteristics
Class and type: Tariq-class frigate
Displacement: 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Length: 384 ft (117 m)
Beam: 41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Troops: 2 × Btn, Pakistan Marines
Complement: 192, 14 officers, 178 enlisted:contents[2]
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities: Flight deck and hangar

In 1998–2008, the extensive engineering modernization and midlife upgrade program by the KESW Ltd. at the Naval Base Karachi reclassified her status as guided missile destroyer.[4]

Service history

Acquisition, construction, and modernization

She was designed and constructed by the Yarrow Shipbuilders, Ltd. at Glasgow in Scotland, she was laid down on 30 October 1974, and was launched on 19 July 1978.[3] She eventually gained commissioned on 19 July 1978 in the Surface Fleet of the Royal Navy as HMS Avenger.[3] During her service with the Royal Navy, she was notable for her wartime operations during the Falklands War with Argentina.:104[5]

On 3 October 1994, she was purchased by Pakistan after the successful negotiation with the United Kingdom, along with PNS Shah Jahan.:51[6]

Upon arriving in Karachi, she underwent an extensive modernization and mid-life upgrade program by the KESW Ltd. at the Naval Base Karachi in 1998–2002.[3]

She was namesake after Tipu Sultan, a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore,[7] and was commissioned on 1 March 1994.[7][8]

Her wartime performance included in deployments in patrolling off the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea as well as deploying in the Mediterranean Sea when she was part of the multinational CTF-150.[9]

References
  1. "PNS Tariq". www.paknavy.gov.pk. ISPR Navy. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. Anwar, Dr Muhammad (2006). Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer. Author House. ISBN 9781467010566. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. Shabbir, Usman (1 June 2003). "Tariq (Amazon) Class (TYPE 21) (DD/FF) «  PakDef Military Consortium". pakdef.org. Karachi, Sindh Pak.: Pakistan Military Consortium. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "PNS Tariq (F181) Guided-Missile Destroyer Warship - Pakistan". www.militaryfactory.com. military factory. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Marriott, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allan Ltd, Surrey
  6. Daily Report: Near East & South Asia. The Service. 1994.
  7. "25th Destroyer Squadron". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  8. "Pakistan navy Frigate in Dubai". www.pressreader.com. The Nation. The Nation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. "CTF 151 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FOCUSED COUNTER PIRACY OPERATION HAMAD". Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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