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PNS Ghazi


Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine [ 1964 ]



PNS Ghazi was the ex-USS Diablo U.S. Navy attack submarine for the Pakistani Navy - she was lost on December 4th, 1971 with all hands aboard.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 09/18/2018 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

Specifications



Service Year
1964

Origin
Pakistan national flag graphic
Pakistan

Status
LOST-IN-ACTION
No Longer in Service.
Complement
93
PERSONNEL


Class
Tench-class
Number-in-Class
1
VESSELS
Ships-in-Class


PNS Ghazi


National flag of Pakistan Pakistan
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Submerged Attack
Traveling under the surface to search, track, and / or engage or reconnoiter areas.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.


Length
311.7 ft
95.01 m
Beam
27.3 ft
8.32 m
Draught
17.0 ft
5.18 m
Displacement
1,600
tons
Disp.Submerged
2,455
tons


Installed Power: 4 x Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8 10-cylinder diesel engiens with electrical generators developing 5,400 horsepower; 2 x 126-cell Sargo battery packs; 2 x Elliott direct-drive electric motors developing 2,740 horsepower; 2 x Shafts..
Surface Speed
20.3 kts
(23.3 mph)
Submerged Speed
8.8 kts
(10.1 mph)
Range
11,297 nm
(13,000 mi | 20,921 km)


kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers

1 kts = 1.15 mph | 1 nm = 1.15 mi | 1 nm = 1.85 km
10 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes (six bow-facing, four aft-facing).
1 x 5" (127mm) /25 caliber deck gun.
2 x 7.62mm machine guns.

Capability to lay naval mines added later in service.


Supported Types


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None.


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Image of the PNS Ghazi
Image from the Public Domain; USS Diablo SS-479 pictured.

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