2 Parsons steam turbines supplied by 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers geared to twin screws 40000shp, 37knots.
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
Royal Navy
Other names
1949 TIPPU SULTAN - MUFAFIZ
Subsequent owner and registration history
30/11/1949 transferred to the Pakistan Navy as a Fleet Destroyer and renamed TIPPU SULTAN
Vessel history
Destroyer, O and P Class - G.29 Launched as Pakenham. Served on Arctic convoy duties taking part in the Battle of the Barents Sea. Also took part in Normandy Landings in 1944. Transferred to Pakistan in 1949 and served till late 1970s. In 1959 she was classed as a frigate.
Battle Honours: NORWAY 1941-45 - ARCTIC 1941-45 - ATLANTIC 1942 - MALTA CONVOYS 1942 - BARENTS SEA 1942 - NORTH AFRICA 1942 - NORMANDY 1944 - BISCAY 1944
1980 Stricken 1987-88 Accommodation Ship and renamed Mufafiz