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Tariq, Pakistani Destroyer laid down 1938

Displacement:
2,265 t light; 2,363 t standard; 2,618 t normal; 2,822 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
399.43 ft / 393.00 ft x 38.00 ft x 13.00 ft (normal load)
121.75 m / 119.79 m x 11.58 m x 3.96 m

Armament:
5 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority aft, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 305 lbs / 138 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Conning tower: 4.92" / 125 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 53,608 shp / 39,992 Kw = 35.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 459 tons

Complement:
182 - 237

Cost:
£1.657 million / $6.629 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 38 tons, 1.5 %
Armour: 61 tons, 2.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 40 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 1,305 tons, 49.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 812 tons, 31.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 353 tons, 13.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 1.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
793 lbs / 360 Kg = 15.3 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 12.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.472
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.34 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 69 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 18.43 ft / 5.62 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.4 %
Waterplane Area: 10,086 Square feet or 937 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 78 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 39 lbs/sq ft or 189 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 2.39
- Overall: 0.58
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform