PNS Munsif (M166)

History
France
Name	Sagittaire
Builder	Lorient Arsenal, Lorient
Launched	9 November 1988
Commissioned	27 July 1989
Fate	Sold to Pakistan, 24 September 1992
Pakistan
Name	Munsif
Acquired	24 September 1992
Commissioned	1995
Status	in active service, as of 2005
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass2-
Displacement	535 t (527 long tons) empty; 605 t (595 long tons) full load;
Length	51.6 m (169 ft)
Beam	8.96 m (29.4 ft)
Height	18.5 m (61 ft)
Draught	3.50 m (11.5 ft)
Propulsion	1 × 1,400 kW (1,900 bhp) Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine; 2 × 89 kW (120 shp) ACEC active rudders; 1 × HOLEC bow propellor;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × PAP 104 ROV
Complement	5 officers, 23 non-commissioned officers, 21 sailors
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar; 1 × Decca 1229 navigation radar;
Armament	1 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun; 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns;

PNS Munsif (M166) is the lead ship of the Template:Sclass- of minehunters for the Pakistan Navy. The vessel was formerly Sagittaire (M650), an Template:Sclass- of the French Navy. Éridan and Munsif are, respectively, the French and Pakistan Navies' names of the Template:Sclass2- of minehunters, developed jointly by France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.^[2] Sagittaire was constructed at the Lorient Arsenal, in Lorient, France, and launched on 9 November 1988, and commissioned into the French Navy on 27 July 1989.^[3] She saw active service during the Gulf War before being sold to Pakistan on 24 September 1992. Renamed Munsif soon after, she was formally commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in 1995. As of 2005^[ref], Munsif and two sister ships, commissioned in 1996 and 1997, remained in active service for the Pakistan Navy.^[2]

References

^ Baker 1998, p. 581.
^ ^a ^b Pike, John (27 August 2005). "Munsif Class (Fr Eridan)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Sagittaire (6127949)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.