PNS Hashmat explained

PNS/M Hashmat (S-135) is the lead ship of diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.^[1]

History

Construction and deployment

She was initially named SAS Astrant for the South African Navy and laid down on 15 September 1976, and launched on 14 December 1977 at Nantes in France.^[2]

See also

• List of ships of Pakistan Navy

Bibliography

• Book: Chant, Christopher . A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware . New York . Routledge & Kegan Paul . 1987 . 0-7102-0720-4 . 14965544 . 158–59 .
• Web site: Hashmat Class (Fr Agosta-70) . GlobalSecurity.org . 27 April 2005 . 5 September 2009 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shabbir . Usman . AGOSTA 90B « PakDef Military Consortium . pakdef.org . Pak Def Military Consortium . 29 September 2018 . Islalamabad . html . June 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216205302/http://pakdef.org/agosta-90b/ . 16 February 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: Shabbir . Usman . AGOSTA 70A . pakdef.org . « PakDef Military Consortium . 29 September 2018 . Islamabad . en-k . html . June 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216205302/http://pakdef.org/agosta-90b/ . 16 February 2017 . dead .