PNS Zulfiqar (K265)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Deveron
BuilderSmith's Dock Co Ltd
Laid down16 April 1942
Launched12 October 1942
Commissioned2 March 1943
FateTransferred to India as HMIS Dhanush in 1945
India
NameHMIS Dhanush
Commissioned1945
Decommissioned1947
FateTransferred to Pakistan as PNS Dhanush
Pakistan
NamePNS Zulfiqar
NamesakeSword
BuilderSmiths Dock Co. in South Bank in England
Laid down16 April 1942
Launched12 October 1942
IdentificationPennant number: F265 changed to F262 in 1963
FateDamaged beyond repair December 1971. Scrapped in 1983[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeRiver-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1375 tons (standard)
  • 2100 tons (full load)
Length91.9 m (301 ft 6 in)
Beam11.2 metres (37 ft)
Draught3.8 metres (12 ft)
Propulsion2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed20 kn (37 km/h) maximum
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement150, 20 officers, 130 enlists
Armament

PNS Zulfiqar was a River-class frigate of the Pakistan Navy, originally built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War as HMS Deveron. Zulfiqar was damaged beyond repair by friendly fire from aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) which mistook her for a missile boat of the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[2]

  1. ^ "SHIPS CREST. HMPS Zulfiquar (Ex HMS Deveron) | #246517788". Worthpoint. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bharat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).