PNS Khaibar (D-183)

PNS Khaibar (DDG-183) (first vessel on bottom on the left) assemble in a formation led by the German frigate Augsburg participating in the Combined Task Force-150 in the Indian Ocean in 2004.
History
Pakistan
NamePNS Khaibar
NamesakeBattle of Khaybar[1]
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders in Scotland
Laid down4 December 1971
Launched5 February 1974
Acquired1 March 1994
Recommissioned26 June 1994
HomeportNaval Base Karachi
IdentificationPennant number: DDG-183
FateSunk as a target during SEASPARK-2022 naval exercise.[2][3]
General characteristics
Class and typeTariq-class frigate
Displacement3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Beam41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Decks09
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement192, 14 officers, 178 enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and hangar

PNS Khaibar (DDG-183) was a Tariq-class destroyer of the Pakistan Navy between 1994 and 2022.[4]

Prior to be commissioned in the service of the Pakistan Navy in 1994, she served in the Royal Navy, formerly designated as HMS Arrow as a general purpose frigate.[5] The modernization and midlife upgrade program by the KSEW Ltd. at the Naval Base Karachi reclassified her status as guided missile destroyer.[6]

  1. ^ "PNS Tariq". www.paknavy.gov.pk. ISPR Navy. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Twitter message".
  3. ^ "Pakistan sinks third ex-Royal Navy Type 21 frigate in live fire drill". defbrief.com. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ WebDesk, staff reporter (14 January 2018). "Pakistan Navy ships join 50th independence celebrations of Mauritius". News International. News International. News International. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Shabbir, Usman (1 June 2003). "Tariq (Amazon) Class (TYPE 21) (DD/FF) « PakDef Military Consortium". pakdef.org. Karachi, Sindh Pak.: Pakistan Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ "PNS Tariq (F181) Guided-Missile Destroyer Warship - Pakistan". www.militaryfactory.com. military factory. Retrieved 20 November 2018.