PNS ''Tippu Sultan'' (DDG-185), a , served in the

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after it was acquired in 1994. Her design was based on the British

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, and previously served in the

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as as a general purpose frigate. In 1998–2008, the extensive engineering modernization and midlife upgrade program by the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works at the Naval Base Karachi reclassified her status as guided missile destroyer.

Service history

Acquisition, construction, and modernization

She was designed and constructed by the

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, she was

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on 30 October 1974, and was launched on 19 July 1978. She eventually gained commissioned on 19 July 1978 in the Surface Fleet of the

as . During her service with the Royal Navy, she was notable for her wartime operations during the

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with

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. On 3 October 1994, she was purchased by

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after the successful negotiation with the

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, along with PNS ''Shah Jahan''. Upon arriving in Karachi, she underwent an extensive

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and mid-life upgrade program by Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works at the Naval Base Karachi in 1998–2002. She was namesake after

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, a ruler of the

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, and was commissioned on 1 March 1994. Her wartime performance included in deployments in patrolling off the

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as well as deploying in the

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when she was part of the multinational CTF-150. On 27 April 2020, the Pakistan military's

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(ISPR) released a military footage showing the Navy conducting a firing exercise that sunk the ''Tippu Sultan'' in the

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through cruise missile firing launched from a ship and a rotary aircraft.Brief News ''

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'' July 2020 page 17

Gallery

File:Pakistan Navy S Shahjahan & Tippi Sultan.jpeg, File:Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Shahjahan & Tippi Sultan.jpeg, File:US Navy 020924-N-4309A-030 Damage Controlman assists with the firefighting gear of Pakistani Lieutenant from the Pakistani ship Tippu Sultan (DDG 185).jpg, File:Alouette IIICS5.jpg, File:US Navy 061117-N-8148A-078 Pakistani Naval Frigate Tippu Sultan (D 185) receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) during an underway replenishment (UNREP).jpg, File:Change of command aboard PNS Tippu Sultan DVIDS78354.jpg, File:Tippu Sultan (FFGH 185)-090309-N-4774B-066.jpg, File:US Navy 090821-N-8273J-222 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) Tippu Sultan while visiting a naval base in Karachi, Pakistan.jpg, File:US Navy 090821-N-8273J-231 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) Tippu Sultan while visiting a naval base in Karachi, Pakistan.jpg,

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Service history

Acquisition, construction, and modernization

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References

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