PNS Hameed

24°55′49″N 66°52′51″E / 24.9302°N 66.8807°E / 24.9302; 66.8807

PNS Hameed
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Site information
TypeRadio transmitter facility
Controlled byPakistan Navy
ConditionActive
Location
PNS Hameed is located in Pakistan
PNS Hameed
PNS Hameed
Coordinates24°55′49″N 66°52′51″E / 24.9302°N 66.8807°E / 24.9302; 66.8807
Site history
In use15 November 2016 – present (9 years, 3 months)

PNS Hameed (Urdu: پایگاه بحریہ حمید) is a very low frequency (VLF) radio transmitter facility of the Pakistan Navy (PN), located near the coastal areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2] The primary purpose and mission of the naval base is to enable communication with deployed PN submarines while they are submerged in the Arabian Sea at a very low frequency.[3] It is the first facility with very low frequency transmission capabilities in Pakistan.[1]

The base was commissioned by the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff General Rashad Mahmood and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah on 15 November 2016.[2][4] PNS Hameed was named in the memory of Lieutenant-Commander Pervez Hameed – the first officer of the PNS Ghazi, which sank in an accident during the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.[5][6]

According to researcher Mansoor Ahmed, the facility is vital for command and control of submarines carrying a nuclear deterrent patrol, and the establishment of the facility essentially confirms Pakistan has established a preliminary, sea-based arm of its nuclear deterrent.[1]

Resources

  1. ^ a b c Ansari, Usman (16 November 2016). "Pakistan Unveils VLF Submarine Communications Facility". Defense News. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "New naval base PNS Hameed commissioned". Dawn. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ Khan, Bilal (16 November 2016). "Pakistan commissions new naval base with VLF transmission station". Quwa. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Navy commissions new base near Karachi". Pakistan Observer. Pakistan Observer. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Navy commissions new Naval base: PNS Hameed". Pakistan Times, 2016. Pakistan Times. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Commissioning ceremony of new Naval Base PNS Hameed held". Associated Press of Pakistan. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2025.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNS_Hameed