PNS Saad

History
Pakistan
NamePNS Saad
NamesakeSa`d
Ordered21 September 1994
BuilderKSEW Ltd in Pakistan
Laid down6 June 1998
Launched24 August 2002
Acquired20 January 2003
Commissioned12 December 2003
In service2003–present
HomeportJinnah Naval Base
IdentificationS138
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeAgosta 90Bravo/Khalid-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,570 long tons (1,595 t)
    (Surface)
  • 2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
    (Submerged)
Length249.4 ft (76.0 m)[1]
Beam22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Draught
  • 27.0 ft (8.2 m)
  • 26.7 ft (8.1 m)
Installed power2 × Jeumont-Schneider alternators producing: 4,600 hp (3,400 kW).
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA4 V 185 VG AIP MESMA: 3,600 hp (2,700 kW), 1 × shaft.
Speed
  • 12.0 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph)
    (surface)
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
    (submerged)
Range8,500 miles (13,700 km) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Endurance90 Days
Test depth1,312 ft (400 m)
(Submerged): 637 [3][1]
Complement41 (7 officers, 35 enlisted)[2]
Sensors and
processing systems		Towed array sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

PNS/M Saad (S-138) is a diesel-electric fast-attack submarine equipped with an air–independent propulsion system and the second of the Agosta-90B/Khalid-class submarines jointly designed and constructed by France and Pakistan.[4]

PNS Saad is regarded as the Pakistan's first home-built long-range submarine and one of the complex project of submarine construction using the military-grade steel to be built in Pakistan.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Editorial, Naval Tech. "SSK Agosta 90B Class Submarine". www.naval-technology.com. New York, USA: Naval Technology. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018. (The Agosta 90B's performance remains the same in all other respects, except that the length increases from 67m to 76m and submerged displacement from 1,760t to 2,050t.
  2. ^ "Agosta 90B". www.deagel.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas (1999). Jane's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. ISBN 9780710619051.
  4. ^ Gady, Franz-Stefan (6 March 2018). "Turkey to Upgrade Pakistan Navy Attack Sub". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC, Habib, 2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Pakistan Navy commissions indigenously built Agosta 90B". Kuwait News Agency. Kuwait News Agency. 12 December 2003. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.