PNS Mangro (S133)

After her decommissioning, Mangro beached at the Gadani ship-breaking yard and sold for scrap metal in 2006.
History
Pakistan
NameMangro
Ordered1966
BuilderDCNS in Toulon in France
Laid down8 July 1968
Launched7 February 1970
Commissioned8 August 1970
Decommissioned2 January 2006
In service1970–2006
HomeportNaval Dockyard in Karachi
IdentificationS-133
FateScrapped by National Shipping Corporation
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement860 tons surfaced; 1,038 tons dived
Length57.75 m (189 ft 6 in)
Beam6.8 m (22.3 ft)
Draught4.6 m (15.1 ft)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shaft horsepower (1,193 kW)
Speed
  • Snorkelling: 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h)
RangeSurfaced: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h)
Endurance30 days
Test depth300 m (980 ft)
Complement45, 7 officers, 41 enlisted[1]: 25 
Sensors and
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 Mangro (S-133) (nickname: '"Mangrove"), was a Hangor-class diesel-electric submarine based on the French Daphné-class design. She was designed, built, and commissioned in Toulon, France. She was in commission from 9 August 1970 until 2 January 2006.[2]

  1. ^ Pakistan Pictorial (9 ed.). Pakistan Publications. 1985. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pakistan Tribune, et.al, 2006. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).