PNS Hurmat explained

PNS/M Hurmat (S-136) is a diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.[1]

History

She was initially named SAS Adventurous for the South African Navy and laid down on 18 September 1977. The submarine was launched on 1 December 1978 at Nantes in France.[2] On 18 February 1980, she was commissioned in the Pakistan Navy as PNS Hurmat.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agosta 70 Subs of Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy Submarine Fleet. Pakistan Navy. https://web.archive.org/web/20120102023222/http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/agosta70.htm. 2 January 2012. dead. 31 December 2011.
  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 .