Pakistan Navy Questions Thread

[umerseo]

Awesome )

 

[Nishan_101]

So does Ormara Naval Base is being considered or not? I think that KPT should look towards a similar size third Shipyard in Karachi and more over expanding the facilities to Hub city.

 

[VanessaK]

Yes the role of all these people at war is very convincing and lots of people just try to escape by getting here.

 

[Farooqi1]

Any one has any news about J11Bs or that idea is long gone?

 

[Edevelop]

I was skimming through Pak Navy's assets on wikipedia and it said that we had 3 Westland Lynx and they were retired in 2003.
WTF why would you retire something that is very capable and not too old?

 

[fatman17]

I was skimming through Pak Navy's assets on wikipedia and it said that we had 3 Westland Lynx and they were retired in 2003.
WTF why would you retire something that is very capable and not too old?

issue of spare parts. expensive to operate.

Any one has any news about J11Bs or that idea is long gone?

there was never any official news. the news was speculation started by members of this forum or from elsewhere. now the J16 version is an interesting idea.

 

[Christop]

that is the nice information,

 

[fatman17]

SS-417 Tench - GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information
SS-417 Tench. A total of 144 Tench (SS-417) class submarines were ordered during 1943-46. They had improved machinery and ballast tank arrangements and stronger hull than the Gato (SS-212) and Balao (SS-285) classes though were very similar in design.

globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-417.htm

can anyone comment if the PNS Ghazi was a Tench Class sub? Penguin?

Built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of New Hampshire, the USS Sirago (SS-485), a Tench -class submarine named for a tropical freshwater fish, was launched on 13 May 1945 and commissioned on 13 August 1945. Measuring 311 feet 8 inches long, and displacing more than 1,800 tons surfaced and 2,400 tons submerged, the Sirago was armed with ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. The Sirago conducted her shakedown cruise off the East Coast and in the Caribbean under Commander F. J. Harlfinger II, the boat's first commanding officer.

Upon joining Submarine Squadron 8 (SubRon 8) she transferred to New London, Connecticut, and in January 1946 took part in the destruction of two German submarines near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Sirago participated in several training operations until December 1948, when she began a GUPPY II conversion at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Upon completion of her conversion in July 1949, she was a modern high-speed attack submarine and joined SubRon 6 in Norfolk, Virginia.

As an integral part of SubRon 6, the Sirago trained for antisubmarine and antisurface operations, intelligence gathering, and research and development projects. The Sirago operated primarily in the Western Atlantic and took part in numerous U.S. and international naval exercises, including several with the Canadian Navy and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Sirago also deployed to the Mediterranean during the 1950s and operated as part of the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet during the fall of 1951 and the fall of 1954.

 

[Nishan_101]

Why didn't the PN inducted 21 Z-9EC in three phases like 7 in each phase and 11 Naval Helicopter AC313 in two phases.

 

[manofwar]

@ fatman what does PN use as ASW if Westland Lynx is retired??
the Harbins are for use on frigates..........What coastal capabilities does PN have??

 

[Jango]

SeaKing???

 

[The Deterrent]

Question:
Exactly how many types of torpedos does PN employ aboard the submarines, surface vessels, aircrafts and helicopters? (specifications and links would be appreciated).

 

[Capt.Popeye]

SS-417 Tench - GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information
SS-417 Tench. A total of 144 Tench (SS-417) class submarines were ordered during 1943-46. They had improved machinery and ballast tank arrangements and stronger hull than the Gato (SS-212) and Balao (SS-285) classes though were very similar in design.

globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-417.htm

can anyone comment if the PNS Ghazi was a Tench Class sub? Penguin?

Built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of New Hampshire, the USS Sirago (SS-485), a Tench -class submarine named for a tropical freshwater fish, was launched on 13 May 1945 and commissioned on 13 August 1945. Measuring 311 feet 8 inches long, and displacing more than 1,800 tons surfaced and 2,400 tons submerged, the Sirago was armed with ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. The Sirago conducted her shakedown cruise off the East Coast and in the Caribbean under Commander F. J. Harlfinger II, the boat's first commanding officer.

Upon joining Submarine Squadron 8 (SubRon 8) she transferred to New London, Connecticut, and in January 1946 took part in the destruction of two German submarines near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Sirago participated in several training operations until December 1948, when she began a GUPPY II conversion at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Upon completion of her conversion in July 1949, she was a modern high-speed attack submarine and joined SubRon 6 in Norfolk, Virginia.

As an integral part of SubRon 6, the Sirago trained for antisubmarine and antisurface operations, intelligence gathering, and research and development projects. The Sirago operated primarily in the Western Atlantic and took part in numerous U.S. and international naval exercises, including several with the Canadian Navy and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Sirago also deployed to the Mediterranean during the 1950s and operated as part of the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet during the fall of 1951 and the fall of 1954.

Yes, Fatman17,
PNS Ghazi was a Tench class sub. She carried the name USS Diablo while in USN service.

 

[fatman17]

@ fatman what does PN use as ASW if Westland Lynx is retired??
the Harbins are for use on frigates..........What coastal capabilities does PN have??

the Z-9's are land based squadron and PN has the MK-45 Seakings for the ASuW/ASW role.

 

[Anotherangle]

My questions are:
1. How will Pak Navy protect their expending air arm during a war? What assets do they have against air strikes? Relocating their assets can be a tactic not a plan, and MANPADS are limited. (I can recall one P3 downed by Indians right in the middle of Pakistan air space, and PNS Mehran everybody knows.)
2. Are their any air defenses available for Naval bases in Karachi, other than PAF cover? (e.g. SAM, AAMs on helicopters etc.)
3. What are PN's littoral/coastal defense plans especially air defenses and against enemy's SEAL groups considering a long coast to defend? (I know nobody tells plans, but the question is rhetorical.)
4. In spite of a wave of terrorist attacks on PN, how do they make those officers OD on land bases (like PNS Mehran) who have no experience in land warfare?