▁modern ization ▁of ▁ag ing ▁O – class ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁mines we ep ers , ▁while ▁commission ing ▁the ▁Ch – class ▁destroy ers ▁from ▁British ▁Navy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Admir al ▁Ch oud h ri ▁cancel led ▁and ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁n avy ▁when ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ' s ▁advis ers ▁were ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁military . ▁British ▁military ▁tradition ▁were ▁only ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁force ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁under ▁its ▁British ▁commander ▁and ▁major ▁staff ▁consisting ▁of ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁officers . ▁Despite ▁initi atives , ▁the ▁Admir alty ' s ▁influence ▁slowly ▁van ished ▁from ▁the ▁n avy ▁until ▁the ▁native ▁officers ▁were ▁educated ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁flag ▁ranks ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁officers ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Admir al ▁Ch oud h ri ▁sent ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁se ap ort ▁in ▁Or m ara ▁and ▁a ▁naval ▁base ▁that ▁would ▁linked ▁the ▁Son m iani ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁by pass ed ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sh ipping ▁that ▁c ited ▁financial ▁constraints . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁he ▁final ize ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁cru iser ▁war ship ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁government ' s ▁own ▁fund ▁to ▁induct ▁the ▁war ship ▁that ▁caused ▁a ▁great ▁i re ▁against ▁Admir al ▁Ch oud h ri ▁by ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁min istry ▁in