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PAKISTAN
MINE WARFARE SHIPS
BARQ coastal minesweepers (1943-1944/1947-1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| بارق [Barq] (ex-Barq, ex-MMS132) | Brunton & Co, Cochin, India | 21.5.1942 | 1/1944 // 1947 | stricken early 1950s | |||
| مجاہد [Mujahid] (ex-MMS129) | Brunton & Co, Cochin, India | 5.3.1942 | 5/1943 // 1948 | stricken early 1950s | |||
| غازی [Ghazi] (ex-MMS131) | Brunton & Co, Cochin, India | 7.5.1942 | 3/1944 // 1948 | stricken 1961 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 255 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 295 |
| Length, m | 36.4 |
| Breadth, m | 7.14 |
| Draught, m | 2.67 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 375 - 500 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 - 11 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 24 - 26 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(9.5) |
| Armament | (1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 2 - 12.7/62) or 2 x 2 - 12.7/62 or 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 20 |
Standard scale images
Barq 1947
Project history
Former Indian minesweepers of MMS 105ft class.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
