1. Jinnah and Admiral HMS Chaudhury, first Pakistani PN Chief designate, had booked HMS Hercules for RPN, as it was called then. RPN HQ was the only Service HQ at Karachi and Jinnah had taken a liking for Chudhury who was a fine officer. However, after Jinnah's death Pakistan had cancelled the deal and RIN quickly obtained her and named it RINS Vikrant. Siddiq Chaudhury had developed differences with the Army dominated ML administration which was interested to allot more funds to PA. In disgust this man of vision took voluntary retirement in 1959.
2. Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and Indonesia should have carriers. Requires political will free from external pressure. If Nasser was alive, or Gen Zia or Sukarno, then their nations would already be sailing carriers.
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1. Jinnah and Admiral HMS Chaudhury, first Pakistani PN Chief designate, had booked HMS Hercules for RPN, as it was called then. RPN HQ was the only Service HQ at Karachi and Jinnah had taken a liking for Chudhury who was a fine officer. However, after Jinnah's death Pakistan had cancelled the deal and RIN quickly obtained her and named it RINS Vikrant. Siddiq Chaudhury had developed differences with the Army dominated ML administration which was interested to allot more funds to PA. In disgust this man of vision took voluntary retirement in 1959.
2. Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and Indonesia should have carriers. Requires political will free from external pressure. If Nasser was alive, or Gen Zia or Sukarno, then their nations would already be sailing carriers.