PNS Khalid (S137)

1999 MODERN NAVY

• 1 PNS Khalid (S137) Story
• 2 PNS Khalid (S137) Specification
  • 2.1 Basic
  • 2.2 Roles
  • 2.3 Dimensions
  • 2.4 Weight
  • 2.5 Performance
  • 2.6 Performance
  • 2.7 Armor
  • 2.8 Wing

PNS Khalid (S137) Story

In the late 1970s, the French DCNS developed a new low-cost, export-friendly diesel-electric attack submarine to inherit the design of the 1960s Daphne. This became the Agosta class, and the new ships ended up in service with the French Navy as well as the navies of Spain, Malaysia and Pakistan. Two different batches were produced for the Pakistan Navy, one based on the original Agosta 70 standard (the two ships were originally shipped to South Africa before the embargo) and the other based on the improved Agosta 90B standard (three ships in total). ).

Of the three Agosta-90B class ships commissioned, only the first was built in French waters - the remaining two were built in Pakistan, with future upgrades being carried out with the support of Turkish experts. These are PNS Khalid (S137), PNS Saad (S138) and PNS Hamza (S139)

PNS Khalid entered service on September 6, 1999 from the Agosta 70B class stock. Built by the DCNS in French waters, she was named after Khalid ibn al-Walid, a companion of Mohammed.

The core of the vessel was developed along a traditional route, with a propulsion scheme centered around a diesel-electric combination arrangement, allowing easy surface and high-speed diving cruising at 12 and 20.5 knots, respectively, for a range of up to 8,500 miles.

The boats are given a basic outline with sails attached to the midship forward, dive planes sitting in front of the bow and a cruciform plane pattern attached to the stern near the single axle. Viewed from the side, the sail is smooth, with rounded edges and broad, sloping along its rear end. When cutting into the water at high speed, the nose cone is still a bit blunt and the sonar waves are noticeable because of a protrusion on the bow. The vessel can accommodate a crew of approximately 41 and its dimensions include a barrel length of 291.9 feet and a beam of 19.7 feet.

The surface displacement is 1,525 tons and the underwater displacement is 2,085 tons.

Attack submarines are equipped with conventional surface search, radar and sonar equipment consistent with this class of ships (including internal sonar and towed array units), armament is 4 x 21 inch bow-torpedo tubes for the submarine Qualities that support US anti-ship missiles Harpoons and deployed mines.

As of today (2018), PNS Khalid (S137) is still in service with the modern Pakistan Navy fleet, leading her three ships.

PNS Khalid (S137) Specification

Basic

Roles

Dimensions

Weight

Performance

Performance

Armor

Wing