PNS Tariq (1973)
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PNS Tariq is a Type 21 frigate
of the Pakistan navy. She was formerly HMS Ambuscade
in Royal Navy service being acquired in 1993 and is still in service.. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.
on 28 July 1993 being renamed PNS Tariq. Exocet was not transferred to Pakistan and Tariq had her obsolete Sea Cat launcher removed. A quadruple Harpoon missile launcher was fitted in place of the Exocet launchers and a Phalanx CIWS
was fitted in place of the Sea Cat launcher. SRBOC chaff
launchers and 20 mm and 30 mm guns were fitted.
Tariq remains in service with the Pakistan Navy
. Captain Fajar Rasool Lodhi Ti(M) PN is the current commanding officer of the ship.
Type 21 frigate
The Type 21 frigate or Amazon-class frigate was a Royal Navy general-purpose escort designed in the late 1960s, built in the 1970s and that served throughout the 1980s into the 1990s.-History:...
of the Pakistan navy. She was formerly HMS Ambuscade
HMS Ambuscade (F172)
HMS Ambuscade was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. She was sold to Pakistan in 1993 and is still in service as the PNS Tariq.-Service history:...
in Royal Navy service being acquired in 1993 and is still in service.. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.
Service history
HMS Ambuscade was decommissioned and sold to PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
on 28 July 1993 being renamed PNS Tariq. Exocet was not transferred to Pakistan and Tariq had her obsolete Sea Cat launcher removed. A quadruple Harpoon missile launcher was fitted in place of the Exocet launchers and a Phalanx CIWS
Phalanx CIWS
The Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division...
was fitted in place of the Sea Cat launcher. SRBOC chaff
Mark 36 SRBOC
The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff is a short-range mortar that launches chaff or infrared decoys from naval vessels to foil anti-ship missiles...
launchers and 20 mm and 30 mm guns were fitted.
Tariq remains in service with the Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Navy
The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare/service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan's Navy is responsible for Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important civilian harbors and military bases...
. Captain Fajar Rasool Lodhi Ti(M) PN is the current commanding officer of the ship.