PNS ''Babur'' (D-182) was a that served in the Surface Command of the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

from 1993 until being decommissioned in 2014. Before commissioning in the Pakistan Navy, she served in the

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, formerly designated as as a general purpose frigate. Upon being acquired by Pakistan in 1993, she went through a

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and

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ting program by the KSEW Ltd. at the Naval Base Karachi in 1998–2002 to be classified as

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Service history

Acquisition, construction, modernization, and deployments

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and constructed by the

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in 1969, she previously served in the

as as a " general purpose frigate", witnessing actions in the

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in the 1980s. During her service with the Royal Navy, she suffered an incident involving a fire in an

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caused by a fuel leak, while docking in

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in 1977, drawing attention to the risk of building warships with aluminium

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. After successful negotiations took place between Pakistan and the United Kingdom, she was procured in 1993, and reported to its base on 8 January 1994. She was named after

Babur Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...

, the founder of the

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, which ruled the Indian subcontinent for nearly three centuries. Upon reporting, she underwent an extensive

and mid-life upgrade program by the KSEW Ltd. at the Naval Base Karachi in 1998–2002. The

refrained from transferring the

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and

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missile systems to Pakistan, instead Pakistan installed the LY-60 in place of Exocet system. Her electronic system had the

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DA08 air search radar replaced the Type 992 and SRBOC chaff launchers and 20 mm and 30 mm guns were fitted. Her wartime deployment included her actions in the

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and

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. On 3 August 2011, she was reportedly deployed in support of , the F-22P-class frigate, to conduct a cross-border

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in the Somali coast but was involved in an incident when her commander advertently brushed against the Indian Navy frigate in the

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, causing strain in the

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between two nations. A video surfaced on the Internet reportedly showing ''Babur'' taking measures that brushed off against the Indian Navy frigate ''Godavari'', causing material damage to ''Godavari''. It was reported by the Indian news station,

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, "the helicopter net of ''Godavari'' was reportedly damaged from ''Babur''s maneuvering." After serving with 22 years of military service, ''Babur'' was reportedly retired and decommissioned from service in December 2014.

Gallery

File:US Navy 041121-N-7469S-002 A French SA 319B Alouette III helicopter launches from the Pakistan Navy destroyer PNS Babur (D 182).jpg, File:Pakistan Navy Special Service Group member silhouetted aboard Pakistan Navy Ship PNS Babur.jpg, File:US Navy 071125-N-6794Z-001 Crew members aboard Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Babur prepare for an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Leventhall.jpg, File:US Navy 071125-N-6794Z-002 Members of the Pakistan Navy Special Service Group board a rigid hull inflatable board launched from Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Babur while underway in the Arabian Sea.jpg,

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