PNS Tariq

Last updated December 19, 2024

PNS Tariq may refer to one of the following ships of the Pakistan Navy:

PNS Tariq (D129), the former British O-class destroyer HMS Offa (G29); acquired by the Pakistan Navy in 1949; scrapped in 1959
PNS Tariq (D165), the former American Gearing-class destroyer USS Wiltsie (DD-716) launched in 1945; acquired by the Pakistan Navy in 1977; renamed Nazim in 1990
PNS Tariq (D181), the former British Type 21 frigate HMS Ambuscade (F172); acquired by the Pakistan Navy in 1993
PNS Tariq (F282), a Babur Class Corvette

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