PNS Ghazi, a former U.S. Tench-class submarine, was lost during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. An attack by the Indian destroyer INS Rajput is a plausible explanation, though competing accounts cite an internal accident or mechanical failure. Unlike the visible loss of a surface ship, a submarine sinking may leave little immediate evidence and a wreck can remain difficult to interpret even after discovery. The case illustrates the continued usefulness of upgraded Second World War designs and the uncertainty surrounding anti-submarine success claims.
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PNS Ghazi and the difficulty of attributing a submarine loss
The disputed loss of PNS Ghazi shows why underwater wrecks can leave combat claims less certain than surface-ship sinkings.