List of patrol vessels of the Turkish Navy explained

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

Torpedo boats

Hamidiye class

Hamidiye-class torpedo boat:

Akhisar class

Akhisar-class torpedo boat:

Antalya class

Antalya-class torpedo boat

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente19041905Decommissioned 1924
Broken up 1936
Musul Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente19041905Decommissioned 1929
Broken up 1936

Demirhisar class

Demirhisar-class torpedo boat

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Sivrihisar Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente19071907Decommissioned 1928
Broken up 1935
Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente19071907Decommissioned 1928
Broken up 1935

Motor Torpedo Boat

MTB-1 - MTB-10

Patrol vessels

Harbour Defence Motor Launch

ML-1 - ML-7

Fairmile B motor launch

AB-1 - AB-8

Ex-US Auk class

Ex- Royal Navy Auk class:[2]

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
TCG Çandarlı Alameda, AlamedaEx-March 1947converted to survey ship
Ex- March 1947
TCG Çarşamba Associated, SeattleEx-March 1947converted to survey ship
Associated, SeattleEx- March 1947
Associated, SeattleEx- March 1947
Associated, SeattleEx-March 1947
TCG Erdemli Associated, SeattleEx-March 1947
TCG Ereğli Gulf, ChickasawEx-March 1947

Ex-British Bathurst class

Ex- Royal Australian Navy Bathurst class corvette:[2]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Evans Deakin, BrisbaneEx-August 1946Decomissionned 1975
BHP, WhyallaEx-August 1946
TCG Ayvalık BHP, WhyallaEx-August 1946Decomissionned 1963
Poole & Steel, SydneyEx-August 1946Renamed as TCG Ayvalık after 1963 in place of her sister ship. Decomissionned 1975
Evans Deakin, BrisbaneEx-August 1946Sold into civilian service and renamed as Hamit Naci, 1965

Ex-British Bangor class

Ex- Royal Canadian Navy :[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Dufferin, TorontoEx-29 November 1957
Port Arthur, Current River, Port ArthurEx-29 November 1957
Port Arthur, Current River, Port ArthurEx-29 November 1957
Port Arthur, Current River, Port ArthurEx-29 March 1958
Dufferin, TorontoEx-29 March 1958
Canadian Vickers, MontrealEx-29 November 1957
Port Arthur, Current River, Port ArthurEx-29 November 1957
Dufferin, TorontoEx-29 March 1958
Canadian Vickers, MontrealEx-29 March 1958
Dufferin, TorontoEx-29 March 1958

Ex-US PC type

Hisar class patrol vessel (Ex- US Navy PC-1638-class submarine chaser):[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Gunderson, PortlandEx-USS PC-1638out of service 2002
Gunderson, PortlandEx-USS PC-1639
Gunderson, PortlandEx-USS PC-164018 July 1965out of service 2005 - museum at Gölcük/KOCAELİ
Gunderson, PortlandEx-USS PC-1641
Gunderson, PortlandEx-USS PC-1642
Gunderson, PortlandEx-USS PC-1643 (assembled at Gölcük)July 1965

Spanish Lazaga class

Light version of Spanish Lazaga-class fast attack craft:[3]

Ex-US PGM-71 class

AB-21-class gunboat (Ex- US Navy PGM-71-class motor gunboat):[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG AB-21 (P-1221)Ex-
TCG AB-22 (P-1222)Ex-
TCG AB-23 (P-1223)Ex-
TCG AB-24 (P-1224)Ex-

Ex-USCG 83-footer cutter type

Ex- USCG "83-footer" cutter type[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
LS-9P-339/P-1209/P-109
LS-10P-308/P-1210/P-110
LS-11 P-309/P-1211/P-111
LS-12P-310/P-1212/P-112
LS-13
LS-14
LS-15
LS-16
LS-17
LS-18
LS-19

AB-25 class

AB-25 class[4] (Türk tipi avcı botu):[5]

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
TCG AB-25 (P-125) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbulout of service in 2000
TCG AB-26 (P-126) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbultransferred to Kazakhstan in 1999
TCG AB-27 (P-127) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-28 (P-128) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-29 (P-129) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-30 (P-130) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbultransferred to Georgia in 1998
TCG AB-31 (P-131) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-32 (P-132) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbultransferred to Kazakhstan in 2001
TCG AB-33 (P-133) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbulout of service in 2002
TCG AB-34 (P-134) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbultransferred to Azerbaijan in 2000
TCG AB-35 (P-135) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-36 (P-136) Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul

New type patrol boat

Fast attack crafts

Doğan class

Doğan class MAS:

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Doğan S.V.A.N.192619311940s
Martı S.V.A.N.192619311940s
Denizkuşu S.V.A.N.192619311940s

Bora, Kasırga, Şimşek, Tayfun, Yıldırım

Ex-West German Nasty class

Ex West German Nasty-class (Klasse 152), Norwegian Nasty type patrol boat):[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Båtservice Verft, MandalEx-P6191 Hugin1959Discarded 1973
Båtservice Verft, MandalEx-P6192 Munin1960Discarded 1973

Ex-West German Jaguar class

Ex West German Jaguar-class fast attack craft, Klasse 140:[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Pelikan
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Storch
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Penguin
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Löwe
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Höhnel
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Wolf
Lürssen, Bremen-VegesackEx-Tiger

Kartal class

Kartal-class fast attack craft (ex West German Zobel-class fast attack, Klasse 142):[3]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Sunk 24 September 1985
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010

Ex-US Asheville class

Yıldırım-class fast attack craft (Ex- US Navy Asheville-class gunboat[3]):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Peterson Builders, Sturgeon BayEx-11 October 1973sank off Lesbos 11 April 1985
Peterson Builders, Sturgeon BayEx-28 February 1973

Doğan class

Doğan-class fast attack craft (version of Lürssen Werft FPB-57):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
16 June 1976 23 December 1977Extant in 2010
28 July 19771 August 1978Extant in 2010
19 July 197910 July 1980Extant in 2010
11 August 198012 May 1981Extant in 2010

Rüzgar class

Rüzgar-class fast attack craft (version of Lürssen Werft FPB-57):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010

Yıldız class

Yıldız-class fast attack craft (version of Lürssen Werft FPB-57):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010

Kılıç class

Kılıç-class fast attack craft ( Lürssen Werft):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010

Kılıç II class

Kılıç II-class fast attack craft ( Lürssen Werft):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010
Extant in 2010

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, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 474.
  3. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 478.
  4. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995,, p. 479.
  5. http://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/turkce/birliktanitimi/RefakatveKarakolFilosuKomodorlugu.htm Refakat ve Karakol Filosu Komutanlığı
  6. http://www.dearsan.com/detay.asp?ContentID=4 New Type Patrol Boat