List of major surface ships of the Turkish Navy explained

This is a list of Turkish Navy major surface ships that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920[1] to present.

Battleship

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Barbaros Hayrettin Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven30 June 1891 SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm12 September 1910

Barbaros Hayreddin

Sunk by the British submarine HMS-E11 in Sea of Marmara, 8 August 1915
[2] [3] AG Vulcan, Stettin14 December 1891
12 Septemter 1910
Turgut Reis		Coastal defence ship
broken up 1956–57

Battlecruiser

Protected cruisers

Hamidiye

Torpedo cruisers

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel15 November 1906November 1907
Peyk-i Şevket		Discarded late 1940s
Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel1 December 1906November 1907
Berk-i Satvet		Discarded late 1940s

Destroyers

(Version of French Navy):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux19071907 1949 broken up
SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux19061907 1949 broken up
SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux19061907 1949 broken up

(Ex- Kaiserliche Marine S-165 class):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
[6] Fr Schichau AG, Elbing20 March 1909
Ex-S-165		17 August 1910 Stricken 1924
Fr Schichau AG, Elbing3 July 1909
Ex-S-167		17 August 1910 Stricken 1924

(Version of Regia Marina):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
[7] [8] Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente7 February 193118 October 1931February 1954 decommissioned
Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente19 March 193118 October 1931February 1954 decommissioned

(Version of Regia Marina):

ShipBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso27 July 19316 June 1932February 1954 decommissioned
C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso20 September 19316 June 1932February 1954 decommissioned

Gayret

(Ex- Royal Navy):

(Modified Royal Navy):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Denny, Dumbarton1941Delivered 1942Discarded 1960
Denny, Dumbarton17 December 1940Delivered 1942Discarded 1960
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow24 February 1941 Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as :[10]
Returned 1945 		Discarded 1960
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow15 December 1940 Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as :[11]
Constructive total loss 1943 		Broken up 1946-47. United Kingdom gave to Turkey instead of .

Ex- (US Navy)

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Federal, KearnyEx-1950Discarded 1973
Federal, KearnyEx-29 April 1949Discarded 1973
Federal, KearnyEx-29 April 1949Discarded 1976
Federal, KearnyEx-1950Stricken 1981

Ex-M-class (Royal Navy)

(Ex- Royal Navy M-class destroyer):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Scotts, GreenockEx- Royal Navy [12] 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s
Vickers-Armstrongs, TyneEx- Royal Navy [13] 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s
Stephen, LinthouseEx- Royal Navy [14] 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s
Stephen, LinthouseEx- Royal Navy [15] 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s

Ex- (US Navy)

(Ex- US Navy :)

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Federal, KearnyEx-14 January 1967Stricken 1987
Gulf, ChickasawEx-28 February 1967Stricken 1987
Bath Iron Works, BathEx-1 October 1969Stricken 1980
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-1 October 1969Stricken 1981
　Bethlehem, San Pedro Ex-15 November 1969Stricken 1981

Ex- (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy :

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
[16] Bethlehem, San PedroEx-22 October 1971Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994
Federal, KearnyEx- -> 15 February 1972Damaged 2 October 1992, Stricken 1993

Ex- (US Navy)

(Ex- US Navy :)

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Consolidated, OrangeEx-1 October 1982Stricken 2000; Museum Ship, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Consolidated, OrangeEx-7 December 1979Broken up 1995
Consolidated, OrangeEx-5 June 1980Broken up 2000
Bath Iron Works, BathEx-5 June 1980Broken up 1999
Bethlehem, QuincyEx-29 September 1973Broken up 1995
Todd Pacific, SeattleEx-11 July 1973Museum Ship in İzmit, Turkey
Bethlehem, Staten IslandEx-27 March 1971Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-17 December 1971Sunk 24 July 1974.
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-7 July 1974Stricken 1993
Bethlehem, San FranciscoEx-30 June 1972Laid up 1984

Ex-Carpenter class (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy Carpenter-class anti submarine destroyer:

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Bath Iron Works, BathEx-16 February 1982Broken up 1999
Consolidated, OrangeEx-20 February 1981Broken up 1999

Frigates

(Modified US Navy):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
[17] Gölcük Naval Shipyard25 June 197112 July 1972
Gölcük Naval Shipyard7 June 197224 July 1975

(Ex- Bundesmarine : F120)

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
HC Stülcken, Hamburg24 October 1959
Ex- (Bundesmarine)		28 March 1982
HC Stülcken, Hamburg21 March 1959
Ex- (Bundesmarine)		23 September 19831994 broken up

(Ex- US Navy):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
[18] Avondale, Westwego21 October 1972
Ex-		30 July 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Decommissioned
Todd, San Pedro24 January 1970
Ex-		31 July 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold		2001 decommissioned
Lockheed, Seattle1 August 1970
Ex-		30 August 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Decommissioned
Avondale, Westwego12 August 1972
Ex-		30 August 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Sunk as a target ship as part of Turkish Navy exercise Beyaz Fırtına 2016.
Avondale, Westwego15 April 1972
Ex-		20 May 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Decommissioned
İnciraltı Sea Museum
Avondale, Westwego22 May 1971
Ex-		27 May 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Decommissioned
Avondale, Westwego20 March 1971
Ex-		5 June 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Decommissioned
Avondale, Westwego2 May 1970
Ex-		3 June 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold		Decommissioned

(Ex- US Navy):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Bath Iron Works, Bath16 February 1980
Ex-		27 August 1997Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle27 March 1979
Ex-		27 August 1997Extant in 2010
Bath Iron Works, Bath15 May 1980
Ex-		27 August 1998Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle27 June 1981
Ex-		5 January 1999Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle7 February 1981
Ex-		5 April 1999 Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle20 October 1979
Ex-		1 September 2000Extant in 2010
Bath Iron Works, Bath14 July 1979
Ex-		11 April 2002Extant in 2010
Bath Iron Works, Bath3 November 1979
Ex-		3 April 2003Extant in 2010

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg30 May 198511 Oct 1987Extant in 2010
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel17 July 19874 February 1988Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard24 April 198712 October 1988Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard22 July 198817 November 1989Extant in 2010

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-A):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg29 September 199323 May 1997 Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard28 July 199423 May 1997 Extant in 2010

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-B):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg26 September 199722 July 1998Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard24 July 19988 June 2000Extant in 2010

Corvettes

(Ex- French Navy):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
DCN, Lorient7 August 1976
Ex-F787 Commandant de Pimodan		25 July 2001Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient30 November 1974
Ex-F783 Drogou		18 October 2001Retired as of 2022
DCN, Lorient7 August 1976
Ex-F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil		15 November 2001Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient1 June 1973
Ex-F781 D'Estienne d'Orves		18 March 2002Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient30 November 1974
Ex-F782 Amyot d'Inville		3 June 2002Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient13 August 1977
Ex-F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan		26 June 2002Extant in 2010

( - MILGEM):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Istanbul Naval Shipyard27 September 200827 September 2011-
Istanbul Naval Shipyard27 September 201127 September 2013-
TCG Burgazada (F-513) Istanbul Naval Shipyard21 June 20164 November 2018-
TCG Kınalıada (F-514) Istanbul Naval Shipyard3 July 201729 September 2019-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu", Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography.
  2. Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985,, pp. 390-391.
  3. Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980,, p. 406.
  4. Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985,, p. 391.
  5. Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985,, p. 389.
  6. Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985,, pp. 391-392.
  7. Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980,, p. 407.
  8. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 469.
  9. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-47O-Oribi.htm HMS Oribi (G 66)
  10. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-31Turk-Inconstant.htm HMS Inconstant (H 49)
  11. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-31Turk-Ithuriel.htm HMS Ithuriel (H 05)
  12. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-42M-Milne.htm HMS Milne (G 14)
  13. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-43M-Marne.htm HMS Marne (G 35)
  14. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-43M-Matchless.htm HMS Matchless (G 52)
  15. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-43M-Meteor.htm HMS Meteor (G 73)
  16. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 470.
  17. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 471.
  18. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 472.

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