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PAKISTAN
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JHELUM frigates (1943/1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| جہلم [Jhelum] (ex-Narbada) | U40, 1950- F40 | Thornycroft, Woolston, UK | 8.1941 | 21.11.1942 | 4.1943 // 10.1948 | stricken 1960 | |
| سند [Sind] (ex-Godavari) | U52, 1950- F52 | Thornycroft, Woolston, UK | 10.1941 | 21.1.1943 | 6.1943 // 10.1948 | stricken 1959 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1300 - 1340 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1735 - 1758 |
| Length, m | 84.1 pp 89.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.33 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3600 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | oil 370 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (80 - 88) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271, type 285, type 291 radars, type 127 sonar |
| Complement | 195 |
Standard scale images
Jhelum 1955
Project history
Indian 'Modified Bittern' class sloops.
Modernizations
1950, Sind; 1955, Jhelum: mast was replaced by lattice.
Naval service
No significant events.
