Legacy PNS_Ghazi

1 legacy

1.1 in memory
1.2 notable commanders
1.3 honors , awards

legacy
in memory

in 1972, ghazi , serving officers crew members honored gallantry awards government of pakistan. after war, president richard nixon forgave remaining debt of ghazi pakistan when u.s. navy s cno admiral elmo zumwalt visited admiral mohammad shariff in calcutta in 1972. in addition, remained first , yet to-date u.s.-built submarine have served in pakistan navy, although in successive years, surface warships had been acquired through transfers united states pakistan worked towards building own long-range submarines, agosta 90b, through technology transfer france.

at naval dockyard in karachi, ghazi monument built perpetuate memory of submarine , 93 men. in 1974, naval base, pns zafar, commissioned , constructed in memory of commander zafar muhammad khan serves headquarter northern naval command. in 1975, navy acquired albacora-class submarine portuguese navy , named ghazi (s-134), in memory of pns ghazi.

in 1998, inter-services public relations produced , released telefilm, ghazi shaheed starred shabbir jan commander of ghazi, , mishi khan commander s wife; telefilm based on events involving ghazi s mission , overlooks lives of men served in ghazi. movie, untold stories: ghazi , hangor sponsored , released ispr commemorate ghazi , crew during missions in 1971. in 2017, indian film based on submarine attack named ghazi attack.

in 2016, pns hameed commissioned ghazi honored , namesake of first officer, lt. cdr pervez hameed.

notable commanders

commander gordon graham matheson–u.s. navy officer , first commanding officer, commanded 1945–19??.
commander karamat rahman niazi– later appointed four-star rank admiral, commanded 1964–66.
commander ahmed tasnim– hangor s commander in 1971 , later vice-admiral, commanded ghazi 1966–1969.
lieutenant commander yousaf raza– commanded ghazi 1969–1971
commander zafar muhammad– last commander until sinking in 1971.

honors , awards