Mystery Submarine In Service With Pakistan’s Navy SEALs
H I SuttonContributor
Aerospace & Defense
I cover the changing world of underwater warfare.
Some of the best-kept secrets are hidden in plain sight. Sitting on the quayside at PNS Iqbal, a special naval base in Karachi, Pakistan, is a submarine that you won’t find in any reference books, including my own World Submarines Covert Shores Recognition Guide. To my knowledge this will be the first article detailing this submarine, which appears to be in service with Pakistani Navy SEALs.
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Artist’s impression of the new Pakistan Navy[+]
H I SUTTON
The submarine is a small special forces type, measuring around 55 feet long by 7 to 8 feet across. That is a fraction of the size of a regular submarine. Its location and size both point to use by the Pakistani Navy’s Special Service Group, known as SSG (N). They are equivalent to the U.S. Navy SEALs and use the ‘SEAL’ terminology. They have a long tradition of training with the American unit.
Sitting on the quayside at a special naval base in Karachi, Pakistan, is a submarine which you won’t find in any reference books. It is likely to belong to the Pakistani Navy's Special Service Group, known as SSG (N).
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