PNS Shah Jahan (D-186)

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PNS Shah Jahan in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
History
Pakistan
NamePNS Shah Jahan
NamesakeShah Jahan[1]
Builder
Laid down23 July 1971
Launched23 November 1972
Recommissioned23 September 1994
HomeportNaval Base Karachi
IdentificationPennant number: D-186
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass- frigate
Displacement3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Length384 ft (117 m)
Beam41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Troops2 × Btn, Pakistan Marines
Complement192, 14 officers, 178 enlisted: contents [2]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and hangar

PNS Shah Jahan (DDG-186) is a Template:Sclass- currently in active duty with the Pakistan Navy since being recommissioned in 1994. Based on the British design, Type 21 frigate, she previously served in the Royal Navy as HMS Active as a general purpose frigate.[3]

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 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 Tippu Sultan.: 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]

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.[7]

Gallery

  • USS Reuben James leads PNS Shahjahan and PNS Tippu Sultan in Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
    USS Reuben James leads PNS Shahjahan and PNS Tippu Sultan in Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
  • USS Rueben James, PNS Shahjahan and PNS Tippu Sultan in Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
    USS Rueben James, PNS Shahjahan and PNS Tippu Sultan in Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
  • USS Rueben James, PNS Shahjahan and PNS Tippu Sultan in Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
    USS Rueben James, PNS Shahjahan and PNS Tippu Sultan in Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
  • U.S. and Pakistan Navy personnel "Thumbs up" to his shipmates aboard PNS Shah Jahan in the Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
    U.S. and Pakistan Navy personnel "Thumbs up" to his shipmates aboard PNS Shah Jahan in the Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
  • PNS Shahjahan, with PNS Tariq, participating in the Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2005.
    PNS Shahjahan, with PNS Tariq, participating in the Exercise Inspired Siren in the Indian Ocean in 2005.
  • German Navy's Rear Admiral Heinrich Lange speaks during the ceremony held for CTF-151 aboard PNS Shahjahan in 2006.
    German Navy's Rear Admiral Heinrich Lange speaks during the ceremony held for CTF-151 aboard PNS Shahjahan in 2006.
  • In a mock exercise, U.S. Navy's SEALs with Pakistan SSGN conducting the VBBS drill aboard PNS Shahjahan in the Indian Ocean in 2007.
    In a mock exercise, U.S. Navy's SEALs with Pakistan SSGN conducting the VBBS drill aboard PNS Shahjahan in the Indian Ocean in 2007.
  • PNS Shahjahan, transiting with USS Mobile Bay in 2011.
    PNS Shahjahan, transiting with USS Mobile Bay in 2011.
  • PNS Shah Jahan making manoeuvers in the Indian Ocean in 2011.
    PNS Shah Jahan making manoeuvers in the Indian Ocean in 2011.
  • An Alouette III assigned to PNS Shah Jahan lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in 2011.
    An Alouette III assigned to PNS Shah Jahan lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in 2011.
  • A U.S. Navy enlists lowers the Pakistan flag after rendering honors to the Pakistani navy destroyer PNS Shah Jahan in the Arabian Sea in 2011.
    A U.S. Navy enlists lowers the Pakistan flag after rendering honors to the Pakistani navy destroyer PNS Shah Jahan in the Arabian Sea in 2011.
  • The guided missile and torpedo system installed in PNS Shah Jahan in 2018.
    The guided missile and torpedo system installed in PNS Shah Jahan in 2018.

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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "CTF 151 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FOCUSED COUNTER PIRACY OPERATION HAMAD". Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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