PNS Hashmat, the sister ship of PNS Hurmat in Iran
History
South Africa
Name	SAS Adventurous
Fate	Not delivered because of UN sanctions, 418.
Pakistan
Name	PNS Hurmat
Builder	Dubigeon Normandie in France
Laid down	17 September 1977
Launched	1 December 1978
Acquired	1979
Commissioned	18 February 1980
In service	1980–present
Home port	Naval Dockyard (1980-present)
Identification	S-136
General characteristics
Class & type	Hashmat-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 1,510 tons Submerged: 1,760 tons
Length	67 m (220 ft): 320 [1]
Beam	6 m (20 ft): 320 [1]
Draught	5.4 m (18 ft)[1]
Propulsion	Diesel-electric:2× SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA4 V 185 VG diesels; 3,600 hp(m) (2.65 MW); 2 alternators; 1.7 MW; 1 motor; 4,600 hp(m) (3.4 MW); 1 cruising motor; 31 hp(m) (23 kW); 1 shaft
Speed	Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Submerged: 20.0 knots (37.0 km/h; 23.0 mph)
Range	8,500 miles (13,700 km)
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)
Complement	54, 7 Officers, 47 Enlists
Sensors & processing systems	Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar Thomson Sintra DSUV 22 DUUA 2D Sonar DUUA 1D Sonar DUUX 2 Sonar DSUV 62A towed array
Armament	SSM: UGM-84L Harpoon Block II 4 × 550 mm (22 in) bow torpedo tubes for: ECAN L5 Mod 3 and ECAN F17 Mod 2 torpedoes

PNS/M Hurmat (S-136) is a Hashmat-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Agosta-70-class design.^[2]

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.^[3] On 18 February 1980, she was commissioned in the Pakistan Navy as PNS Hurmat.^[3]

See also

• List of active Pakistan Navy ships

References