The following article lists the many former ships of the Pakistan Navy (PN) that are no longer in service. Older ships from the dominion era used the old "HMPS" Ship prefix which was replaced with the current "PNS" after Pakistan became a republic.
Cruisers
Photo NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotes Dido-class PNS Jehangir HMS DiademPNS Babur (1956–1982) C-84 84 5 July 1957 1985 Broken up.
Destroyers
Photo NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotes O-class PNS Tughril HMS Onslaught F-261 G04F204 6 March 1951 1977 Scrapped. PNS Tipu Sultan HMS Onslow F-260 G17D47F-249 1949 1979 Scrapped in 1980. PNS Tariq HMS Offa G29 - 30 November 1949 1959 Scrapped. C-class PNS Shah Jahan HMS Charity DD-962 R29 16 December 1958 1982 Broken-up following battle damage due to Indian missile strike PNS Taimur HMS Chivalrous D21 R21 1954 3 June 1958 Broken-up in 1961. PNS Alamgir HMS Creole 160 R82D82 29 February 1956 1982 Scrapped. PNS Jahangir HMS Crispin 162 R68D168 18 March 1958 1982 Scrapped Battle-class PNS Badr HMS Gabbard D-161 D-47 24 January 1957 1985 Broken-up in 1989 PNS Khaibar HMS Cadiz D-163 D-79 1 February 1957 4 December 1971 Lost in combat during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. Gearing-class PNS Nazim USS WiltsiePNS Tariq D165 DD-716 29 April 1977 1990 Transferred to the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. PNS Taimur USS Epperson D-166 DD-719 29 April 1977 1999 Sunk as a target in 2000. PNS Tughril USS Henderson D167 DD-785 30 September 1980 1998 Transferred to Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. PNS Shah Jahan USS Harold J. Ellison D-164 DD-864 1 October 1983 1994 Sunk as target in 1994 PNS Alamgir USS Cone D-160 DD-866 1 October 1982 4 December 1998 Scrapped PNS Tippu Sultan USS Damato D-168 DD-871 1 October 1980 1994 Scrapped County-class PNS Babur HMS London D-16 - 23 March 1982 1993 Scrapped in 1995. Tariq-class PNS Tariq HMS Ambuscade D-181 F172 1 January 1993 5 August 2023 Transferred to the UK for conversion into a floating museum. PNS Babur HMS Amazon D-182 F169 30 September 1993 December 2014 Sunk as a target ship. PNS Khaibar HMS Arrow D-183 F173 26 June 1994 2022 Sunk as a target during Sea-Spark 2022. PNS Badr HMS Alacrity D-184 F174 26 June 1994 2014 Scrapped PNS Tipu Sultan HMS Avenger D-185 F185 23 September 1994 1 April 2020 Sunk as a target ship on 27 April 2020. PNS Shah Jahan HMS Active D-186 F171 23 September 1994 1 January 2021 Sunk as a target.
Sloops
Photo NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotes Black swan-class PNS Jhelum HMIS NarbadaHMPS Jhelum Unknown U-40 1948 July 1959 Scrapped. PNS Sindh HMIS GodavariHMPS Sindh Unknown U-52 1948 July 1959 Records indicate it was pending disposal in 1960.
Minesweepers NamePennantCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotesAdju PNS Muhafiz M 163 February 1955 4 December 1971 Sunk by an Indian missile boat. PNS MujahidM 164November 1956 -Museum ship at Pakistan Maritime Museum in Karachi, Pakistanalso called MushahidMubarak M 1618 January 19571995scrappedMahmood M 16025 April 19571985Munsif M 16624 April 19591979Mukhtar M 16524 July 19591995Momin M 16114 July 19621985Moshal M 16729 June 19631985
Submarines
Photo NamePrevious namesPennantPrevious pennantCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotes Tench-class PNS Ghazi USS Diablo S-130 SS-479 1 June 1964 4 December 1971 Sank under unknown circumstances while on a combat mission in the Bay of Bengal during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. Daphné-class PNS Hangor - S-131 - 12 January 1970 January 2006 Preserved at the Pakistan Maritime Museum. PNS Shushuk - S-132 - 12 January 1970 January 2006 Sold for ship breaking to Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. PNS Mangro - S-133 - 8 August 1970 January 2006 Scrapped by Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. PNS Ghazi NRP Cachalote S-134 S-165 17 January 1977 January 2006 Scrapped by Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
See also List of former ships of the Indonesian Navy List of former warships of the Ukrainian Navy List of former ships of the Finnish Navy
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