PNS Shushuk (S132)

NameShushuk

NamesakeShushuk

Ordered1966

BuilderDCNS in Toulon in France

PNS/M Shushuk (S-132)

PNS Shushuk (S132) in the Indian Ocean in 2005.
History
Pakistan
Name	Shushuk
Namesake	Shushuk
Ordered	1966
Builder	DCNS in Toulon in France
Laid down	1 December 1967
Launched	30 July 1969
Commissioned	12 January 1970
Decommissioned	2 January 2006
In service	1970–2006
Home port	Naval Base Karachi in Sindh in Pakistan
Identification	S132
Fate	Sold for ship breaking to National Shipping Corporation
General characteristics
Class & type	Daphné-class submarine Hangor-class submarine (Subclass)
Displacement	873 long tons (887 t) (Surface) 1,054 long tons (1,071 t) (Submerged)
Length	57.80 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.80 m (22.3 ft)
Draught	4.60 m (15.1 ft)
Installed power	2 × Jeumont-Schneider alternators producing: 2,600 hp (1,900 kW).
Propulsion	Diesel-electric: 2 × shafts 2× SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA1 diesels 2,450 shaft horsepower (1,827 kW)
Speed	Snorkelling: 16 knots (30 km/h) Surfaced: 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h)
Range	10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h)
Endurance	30 days
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)
Complement	45, 7 officers, 41 enlisted[1]: 25
Sensors & processing systems	DRUA 31 radar DUUA 2B sonar DSUV 2 passive sonar DUUX acoustic telemeter
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARUR 10B radar detector
Armament	12 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern) 12 torpedoes or missiles

PNS/M Shushuk (S132) (nicknamed: "Dolphin"), was a Hangor-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Daphné-class design.^{: 195 [2]} She was designed, built, and commissioned at Toulon, France. She was in service from 12 January 1970 until 2 January 2006.^[3]

She was laid down on 1 December 1967 at Toulon in France by the French DCNS, and launched on 30 July 1969, commissioned in the Pakistan Navy on 12 January 1970.^{[4]: 108 [5]}

She saw action on the western front of the third war with India when she was deployed in the Arabian Sea to conduct submarine operations against the Indian Navy, and safely reported back to base after a ceasefire was reached between the two nations.^{[6]: contents} After her war service, she voyaged to the Kamafuli river in Bangladesh and paid a goodwill visit through the Yangon River in Burma, and served on various military missions for the Navy.^[7]

On 2 January 2006, she was decommissioned, having completed 36 years of service with the Pakistan Navy.^[3]