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PNS ''Hangor'' (nickname "The Shark") was a submarine that served in the Pakistan Navy from 1970 to 2006. She was built by France and was a diesel-electric submarine. She earned renown when, in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, she sank the Indian Navy's anti-submarine frigate with two homing torpedoes.〔(Seapower )〕 This was the first submarine kill since World War II, and it would remain the only one until a Royal Navy nuclear submarine, , sank an Argentine cruiser, , during the Falklands War. The sinking inflicted the largest number of casualties on the Indian Navy by the Pakistan vessel during the war which resulted in the loss of 194 Indian sailors, on the night of December 8/9, 1971. ==Initial deployment== (詳細はFrance on 28 June 1968. The Pakistan Navy commissioned ''Hangor'' on 20 December 1970. Many of her crew members over the course of her time in the Pakistan Navy later ascended to senior commanding ranks within the Pakistan Navy. Her one-time commander, Commander Ahmed Tasnim (retiring as Vice Admiral), would later be awarded the ''Sitara-e-Jurat'', Pakistan's 2nd highest military decoration, while her torpedo officers Lieutenant A. U. Khan (later Vice Admiral), Electrical Engineer Officer Lieutenant R. Qadri (Later Rear Admiral) and Lieutenant Fasih Bokhari would later command the Pakistan Navy and became senior 4-star rank naval officers.〔 ''Hangor'' was part of one of the Pakistan Navy's earliest submarine squadrons. During late 1971, tensions grew between East and West-Pakistan. As the Indian influence in East Pakistan grew, it became evident that Indian intervention in East Pakistan was all but assured. On 21 November 1971, the Pakistan Navy began operations in the area, deploying under the command of Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan to patrol the distant waters of the Bay of Bengal. Simultaneously, the Pakistan Navy deployed ''Hangor'' in the coastal waters of West Pakistan under the command of Commander Ahmed Tasnim.〔 According to Admiral R. Qadri, the assigned mission was considered quite difficult and dangerous, with the submarine squadron sailing under the assumption that the dangerous nature of this mission meant a great mortal risk to the submarine and her crew. Both submarines were to maintain coordination & communication throughout patrol operations.〔 ''Hangor'' sailed in the early hours of 22 November 1971 to patrol off the Indian Kathiawar coast. As part of the mission, ''Hangor'' cleared the Manora peninsula, Ormara Bay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「PNS Hangor (S131)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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