TCG Sultanhisar (P-111) explained

TCG Sultanhisar (P-111), ex-USS PC-1638, was a of the Turkish Navy. She was built in 1963 by Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp. in Portland, Oregon as a submarine chaser.^{[1] [2]}

The vessel was transferred on May 9, 1964^{[3] [4]} along with two other boats of the same class to Turkey. Three other ships of the class followed the next year.^[5] Commissioned on January 25, 1965, the Sultanhisar was stationed at the Gölcük Naval Base together with other s, before they were deployed in 1977 to the naval base in Izmir.^[2]

Sultanhisar was decommissioned on June 3, 2002^[6] as s entered service.^[2]

TCG Sultanhisar (P-111) was the third ship of the Turkish Navy to have the name, following the destroyer TCG Sultanhisar and the torpedo boat Sultanhisar.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive PC-1638 . NavSource Online . 2011-03-30 .
2. Web site: Refakat ve Karakol Filosu Komutanlığı . Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri . Turkish . 2011-03-30 .
3. Web site: Gunderson Marine, Portland OR . Shipbuilding History . 2010-12-07 . 2011-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110818154208/http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/active/gunderson.htm . 2011-08-18 .
4. Web site: Gunboats Transferred Since WWII . Gunboats and OPVs Transferred Foreign . 2010-07-21 . 2011-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111010125523/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/transfers/gunboats.htm . 2011-10-10 .
5. Web site: Turkish Navy / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri - Ships . Sea Forces . 2011-03-30 .
6. Web site: Deniz kuvvetlerinde sistem değişikliği (System change in naval force) . Belgeler . Turkish . 2011-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501173752/http://www.belgeler.com/blg/1ben/deniz-kuvvetlerinde-sistem-degisikligi-system-change-in-naval-force . May 1, 2011 .