| PNS Hashmat (S135) | |
|---|---|
| Career (South Africa) |  |
| Name: | SAS Astrant |
| Owner: | South African Navy |
| Ordered: | 1975 |
| Builder: | Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes, France |
| Launched: | 14 December 1977 |
| Fate: | Not delivered because of sanctions |
| Career (Pakistan) |  |
| Name: | PNS Hashmat (S135) |
| Owner: | Pakistan Navy (Submarine Service Branch) |
| Builder: | Dubigeon-Normandie, Nantes, France |
| Commissioned: | 19 February 1979 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Speed: | 12 surfaced and 20 submerged |
PNS Hashmat (S135) is the lead ship of the her class of submarine for the Pakistan Navy. The Hashmat class is based on the French Navy's Agosta class. Hashmat was originally ordered as SAS Astrant for the South African Navy but was sold to Pakistan—along with planned sister ship Adventurous—when United Nations Security Council Resolution 418 was passed in 1977 preventing the sale to South Africa. As of 16 February 2009[ref], Hashmat was still active with the Pakistan Navy.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Agosta 70 submarines of Pakistan Navy". Pakistan Navy Submarine Fleet. Pakistan Navy. http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/agosta70.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Pakistan Navy". GlobalSecurity.org. 16 February 2009. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/navy.htm. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
Bibliography
- Chant, Christopher (1987). A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 158–59. ISBN 0-7102-0720-4. OCLC 14965544.
- "Hashmat Class (Fr Agosta-70)". GlobalSecurity.org. 27 April 2005. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/hashmat.htm. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
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