Steel Cutting Ceremony of Hangor Class Submarine held at KSEW

[RangeMaster]

Steel Cutting Ceremony of 5th ship of Hangor Class Submarine was held at KSEW. 1st 4 subs of the same class will be manufactured in China.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468901638211579914

(Mod edit: Better to share official source when available, instead of random twitter account. OP edited.).

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

In his Hangor Day Message,Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, announced that 5th Hangor Class submarine being constructed in Pakistan would be named as PNS/M TASNIM, after the Commanding Officer of PNS/M Hangor (S131) during 1971 war.#PNSHangor #Pakistan https://t.co/DRVEyxAIOp

 

[Dreamer.]

Good choice on the name.

Why are they called PNS/M btw rather than PNS?

 

[ADIL SHERDIL]

That a really good news. Just curious about the others 4 being built in China. any status on those.

 

[Windjammer]

 

[Aesterix]

In his Hangor Day Message,Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, announced that 5th Hangor Class submarine being constructed in Pakistan would be named as PNS/M TASNIM, after the Commanding Officer of PNS/M Hangor (S131) during 1971 war.#PNSHangor #Pakistan https://t.co/DRVEyxAIOp

Aoa,
Do you see anything different or special in the design?

 

[ghazi52]

Great news.

The primary weapon for the Yu-6 heavyweight torpedo, which has a speed of 65 knots and a range of 45 kilometres. The submarine can also fire the Yu-9 next generation torpedo. The torpedoes are likely to include both the Yu-6 thermal powered torpedoes and the electric-powered

 

[FuturePAF]

So this is confirmed a variant of the Type 039B, and not the S-20 (non-AIP)?

If confirmed as a Type 039B variant it will have a Sterling AIP when she is launched, or it that added later? I hope they went for the Full AIP; 14 days at 4 knots submerged in very quiet mode and up to 60 days total endurance.

If they went further with the Type 039C it would come with Lithium-ion batteries. Which would allow it to sprint from the 4 knots 14 days capability in the event it is detected. Perhaps they will add that later in a refit when Battery technology gets even better and a lot cheaper. With batteries it could probably hunt enemy ships and remain super-silent as per the American sonarman on the YouTube channel Sub Brief. It’s a design that even the US Navy is worried about.

Hope they advance AIP technology so that endurance on AIP can be increase to at least 30 days. If they can get that, then they could hopefully build a follow-on class of 4 boats in Karachi with 4 VLS tubes each, large enough to carry a modern SLBM (2000-2500 km range like the Pukguksong-3) with three warheads and at least a dozen decoys for really potent second strike force.

Any indications what AIP the PN chose, if any, at launch? This design is a very modular one and build on 25 years of experience. They original type 039 song was launched in 1996 if I’m not mistaken.

Also any indication it will have the defensive systems (decoy and anti-torpedo system) like has been added by Turkey on our Agosta 90B submarines?

 

[ghazi52]

The Hangor Class are upgraded, Pakistan-specific variants of the Type 039B (Yuan-class) air independent propulsion equipped attack submarines. The 3,600 tonne, 78 meter long submarines will have a test depth of 550 meters and a complement of 40 sailors, and a range of almost 15,000 kilometres. Armed with 6 torpedo/missile tubes, the submarine is both an attack submarine with state-of-the-art ASW capabilities as well as an Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (AShCM) platform.

 

[Pakistan Ka Beta]

Steel Cutting Ceremony of 5th ship of Hangor Class Submarine was held at KSEW. 1st 4 subs of the same class will be manufactured in China.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468855459004272645

In his Hangor Day Message,Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, announced that 5th Hangor Class submarine being constructed in Pakistan would be named as PNS/M TASNIM, after the Commanding Officer of PNS/M Hangor (S131) during 1971 war.#PNSHangor #Pakistan https://t.co/DRVEyxAIOp

That a really good news. Just curious about the others 4 being built in China. any status on those.

Aoa,
Do you see anything different or special in the design?

Great news.






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[AMG_12]

In my opinion, the one in the picture with Pakistani flag is the training sub and not the variant Pakistan would be receiving.

 

[Xestan]

In his Hangor Day Message,Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, announced that 5th Hangor Class submarine being constructed in Pakistan would be named as PNS/M TASNIM, after the Commanding Officer of PNS/M Hangor (S131) during 1971 war.#PNSHangor #Pakistan https://t.co/DRVEyxAIOp

Good to see V. Admiral (R) Ahmad Tasnim present in the ceremony.

 

[mudas777]

That a really good news. Just curious about the others 4 being built in China. any status on those.

Those submarines are just landed in the Philippines airport before refuelling and flying towards Karachi and then dive into the Arabian sea. .
Patience young man there is a start delivery date for it.

 

[ghazi52]

This is Type 039C ...................................

 

[MIRauf]

Slightly disappointed going by the Picture of the signing ceremony, no VLS. Any how, good going PN as far as standard attack SSK goes.