British Navy ships named after Pashtun tribes

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

The Tribal class, or Afridi class, were a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy that saw service in World War II

1- HMS Afridi (F07)

History

Pennant numbers:

L 07, April 1938 - December 1938

F 07, January 1939 - May 1940.


HMS Afridi's acceptance trials took place on 29th April 1938 in a rising gale but all went well and she was accepted. After completing the usual formalities, she sailed from Portland, England on 27th May on her way to join the Mediterranean Fleet at Malta. In July, she left Malta to patrol the waters off the Mediterranean Spanish coast. Afridi like all other Royal Navy vessels in these waters, had broad, red, white and blue bands painted on 'B' gun-mounting so that Spanish Republican and Nationalist aircraft could identify the neutral British. By 18 September 1938, Afridi arrived at Istanbul, Turkey for a formal visit. The Czechoslovak crises were upon the world so the remainder of the Black Sea cruise was canceled. Afridi sailed for Alexandria, Egypt for a short stay then left to rejoin the 4th Destroyer Flotilla (4th D.F.) in Malta. On 23rd February 1939, Afridi steamed to Gibraltar where the Mediterranean and Home Fleets were gathering for combined exercises. With one hundred ships and thirteen Admirals taking part, many aspects of warfare could be tested.


When war broke out, Afridi was ordered back to Alexandria in anticipation of convoy duty. Meanwhile, Italy took steps to prove her neutrality so the convoy escorts and blockade controls which were anticipated could no longer be justified. The 4th D.F. was ordered back to England. From now on, the flotilla virtually lost its identity and each Tribal was assigned individual duties by the Flag Officer under whose command she came. From April 1940 onwards, Afridi participated in numerous sea campaigns off Norway in the company of her sister ships.


On 2 May 1940 at 0800hours, while escorting a convoy off the Norwegian coast, HMS Afridi (Capt. Philip Louis Vian, DSO, RN) and the other ships around her were attacked by German Ju87 and Ju88 bombers . The French destroyer Bison was hit and her forward magazine exploded. Afridi joined HMS Grenade in rescuing survivors and in fighting off two more air attacks. Another Ju87 dive bombing attack developed at 1400hours. Since Afridi was the common target for two aircraft coming in from each side, evasive maneuvers were not possible. One bomb hit her No. 1 Boiler Room starting a severe fire at the after end of the messdecks. Another bomb hit the port side just forward of the bridge. HMS Imperial came alongside and HMS Griffin stood by to carry out rescue work. At 1445hours, Afridi went down bow-first about 150 nautical miles west-north-west of Vega Island, Norway in position 66º14'N, 05º45'E. She took with her, 49 officers and men, 13 soldiers and over 30 Bison survivors. It was the second anniversary of her commissioning.

HMS Afridi (F 07) of the Royal Navy - British Destroyer of the Tribal class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net

HMS Afridi (F07) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


2- HMS Afridi (1907)

HMS Afridi was a Tribal class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1907 and sold for scrap in 1919.


During the First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla and as part of the Dover Patrol.


It is assumed - though never definitely confirmed - that explosive sweeps deployed by the Afridi were responsible for the destruction of the German U-Boat UB-13, which on 23 April 1916 departed Zeebrugge for a patrol off the mouth of the Thames and was never heard from again...............

For further reading HMS Afridi (1907) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


3- ss MAHSUD

built by Russell & Co Port Glasgow,

Yard No 696 Last Name: PACIFIC MARINER (1956)

Previous Names: CASSIAN MARINER (1955)

Launched: Saturday, 29/09/1917

Built: 1917

Ship Type: Cargo Vessel

Tonnage: 8077 grt

Length: 470.4 feet

Breadth: 58.2 feet

Owner History:

Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Liverpool

1955 Ocean Tramp Tankers Corp Costa Rica

1956 Pacifico Union Marina Corp. (C.Y.Tung), Panama

Status: Arrived for Scrapping - 25/04/1959


Remarks: Scrapped at Osaka

Photo supplied by the Joe McMillan Collection

Previous updates by Stuart Cameron, Bruce Biddulph, Colin Campbell, Bruce Allan

ss MAHSUD built by Russell & Co Port Glasgow Clydebuilt Ships Database

4-SS Waziristan

S.S. Waziristan - City of Vancouver Archives

http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15694


5- SS Rohilla

Rohilla was a steamship of the British India Steam Navigation Company which ran aground in 1914 while serving as HMHS Rohilla (His Majesty's Hospital Ship Rohilla).


The steamship was named Rohilla in honour of Rohillas, Afghan highlanders (Roh means mountains and Rohilla literally means mountaineer or highlander)


History

Rohilla (7,114 tons gross) was built in 1906 in Belfast by Harland & Wolff. It was called up at the outset of World War I and converted into a naval hospital ship......

Read further here

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/...k.htmlhttp://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1813

SS Rohilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Leader]

Khan Bahadur... no pride in what colonial masters did..its a disgrace and shame.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

Khan Bahadur... no pride in what colonial masters did..its a disgrace and shame.

The best thing about British, these tribes killed thousands of british and they named ships after them. Its called respecting your enemy.
Interestingly no ship is named after Khattaks, who loyally served in British army.

 

[Leader]

The best thing about British, these tribes killed thousands of british and they named ships after them. Its called respecting your enemy.
Interestingly no ship is named after Khattaks, who loyally served in British army.

yara its all mind-game, you think its honoring the enemy, its actually fooling around and taming the wild horse.. your hated for Khattaks is a prove of it.. you straightaway sided with the British..or acted in their terms, I dont give a jack about historic details, I just know how British divided and ruled !

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

yara its all mind-game, you think its honoring the enemy, its actually fooling around and taming the wild horse.. your hated for Khattaks is a prove of it.. you straightaway sided with the British..or acted in their terms, I dont give a jack about historic details, I just know how British divided and ruled !

Divide and conquer? what the fck are you talking about?.......No afridi or mehsuds were even aware that ships were named after them...

This is history section, not PTI vs PML-N thread, kindly leave it

 

[Leader]

Divide and conquer? what the fck are you talking about?.......No afridi or mehsuds were even aware that ships were named after them...

This is history section, not PTI vs PML-N thread, kindly leave it

Yeah, it was a top secret..

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

Yeah, it was a top secret..

"jahil Pathan ki aqal guttno may hoti hey", that is what you once told me. I know what is your motive behind this trolling

 

[Leader]

"jahil Pathan ki aqal guttno may hoti hey", that is what you once told me. I know what is your motive behind this trolling

what I told you was different thing, you twisted to fit your agenda.. the thing is simple, you can be a proud slave- its your wish to be recognized by the British, in the name of bravery, I on the other hand got a free mind and a free soul... I flip middle finger to them and you !

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

what I told you was different thing, you twisted to fit your agenda.. the thing is simple, you can be a proud slave- its your wish to be recognized by the British, in the name of bravery, I on the other hand got a free mind and a free soul... I flip middle finger to them and you !

Your grandpas didnt flip middle finger to british, they loyally served british as servants...while these afridis, mehsuds, wazirs had actually independent minds , not just flipped middle fingers to british but put bullets into their heads.....your subserviant servants of british raj, couldnt do so now his burger grandson is talking about flipping middle finger to british when they are since long gone from this region.

 

[Leader]

Your grandpas didnt flip middle finger to british, they loyally served british as servants...while these afridis, mehsuds, wazirs had actually independent minds , not just flipped middle fingers to british but put bullets into their heads.....your subserviant servants of british raj, couldnt do so now his burger grandson is talking about flipping middle finger to british when they are since long gone from this region.

They probably did, so did yours, but the difference is you still do; mental slave...

ja tamghay saja lay sinay per Frangi aqa kay, khan bahadur ki ulad !!

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

They probably did, so did yours, but the difference is you still do; mental slave...

ja tamghay saja lay sinay per Frangi aqa kay, khan bahadur ki ulad !!

You are karachiite, is'nt?. Why you are so hostile towards pakhtuns despite being a PTI member?. We gave you votes and won you a provincial governament for your party yet some times you make fun of pakhtunwali, some times call us jahil bewakoof and now you are sarcastic and mocking that british destroyers were named after afridis and others. You even called british agents and chaplos. If i remember you and friend astanosh khan said some negative things about afridis, calling them criminals and smugglers. Is HMS afridi is bothering you?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

[quote="Leader, post: 5735001, member: 31895"] what I told you was different thing, you twisted to fit your agenda.. the thing is simple, you can be a proud slave- its your wish to be recognized by the British, in the name of bravery, I on the other hand got a free mind and a free soul... I flip middle finger to them and you ! [/quote]


yesterday some guy joked abt nuking afghanistanb .. and our troll friend here twisted n turned it into "Pathans" n tribal/Pakhtun belt...

He is a chronic liar and simply pathetic...

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

[quote="Leader, post: 5735001, member: 31895"] what I told you was different thing, you twisted to fit your agenda.. the thing is simple, you can be a proud slave- its your wish to be recognized by the British, in the name of bravery, I on the other hand got a free mind and a free soul... I flip middle finger to them and you !

yesterday some guy joked abt nuking afghanistanb .. and our troll friend here twisted n turned it into "Pathans" n tribal/Pakhtun belt...

He is a chronic liar and simply pathetic...[/quote]
Your friend @pakdefender also suggested nuking FATA and using chemical and biological weapons on the area. He was not joking at all. So i took the matter to moderators who assured me that action will be taken against him. He was not only talking about nuking FATA but he was also passing racist and hateful remarks about tribals. For example he was saying that not just TTP, all tribal pathans have gundgi and ghalazat in them and are beghairat haramis.
After infractions, he is careful with his tone but is under my radar.

 

[Leader]

@Pak-one if you dont take it negatively yet again, my point is simple, what is that pathan lack that you are feeling proud on british navel ships named after a tribe? infact they did so without your permission to name their criminal war-ships, they should be sued for giving bad name to Afridi tribe... I hope sooner than later some Afridi guy would invent or engineer a naval war-ship for Pakistan and that would be named after afridi tribe, so that we can truly be proud of it.. I hope you get what I mean this time.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

@Pak-one if you dont take it negatively yet again, my point is simple, what is that pathan lack that you are feeling proud on british navel ships named after a tribe? infact they did so without your permission to name their criminal war-ships, they should be sued for giving bad name to Afridi tribe... I hope sooner than later some Afridi guy would invent or engineer a naval war-ship for Pakistan and that would be named after afridi tribe, so that we can truly be proud of it.. I hope you get what I mean this time.

I still dont understand you, these are some interesting historical names, read it and move on.
Some british authors praise faqir of ipi, who raised jihad against them, does it mean you should start disliking faqir of ipi?. Let me say it again, these are tributes to their enemies.
If you hate any thing related to british, then stop wearing patloon, ask for dissolving pak army and civil service. Ask for destroying bridges, roads and railways. You hate angrazified people like jinnah, instead being hostile towards proud tribes who were anti-imperialists.