Babur 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| بابر [Babur] (ex-Diadem), 1982- جہانگیر [Jahangir] | C84 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, UK | 15.12.1939 | 26.8.1942 | 6.1.1944 // 29.2.1956 | TS 1961, stricken 1982 |
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Displacement standard, t |
5900 |
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Displacement full, t |
7560 |
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Length, m |
147.8 pp 156.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
15.4 |
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Draught, m |
5.60 |
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No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
4 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
62000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
30 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 1100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armour, mm |
belt: 76, bulkheads: 25, turrets: 13, deck: 51 - 25 |
|
Armament |
4 x 2 - 133/50 Mk 2, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 8 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 x 3 - 533 TT |
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Electronic equipment |
type 293, type 281B, type 974, type 284, 2x type 285 radars |
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Complement |
588 |
Project history: Former RN light cruiser Diadem of Bellona class, refitted after acquiring, armament (old consisted of 4 x 2 - 133/50 Mk 2, 3 x 4 - 40/39 Mk 7, 8 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 5, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 2 x 3 - 533 TT) was modernized. Radars were also partially replaced by new models. Commissioned under Pakistan flag 5.7.1957.
Protection: Belt protected about 60% of ship length, its thickness decreased to 102mm at upper edge, belt was covered by 51mm main deck. Ship ends were protected by 31mm belt and 37mm deck.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1961 Babur became a TS.
Babur 1976
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