Erdek Naval Base

Erdek Naval Base; Erdek Deniz Üssü
	Erdek, Balıkesir
	Erdek NB Location of Erdek Naval Base
Coordinates	40.39088°N 27.80382°E
Type	Military base
Site information
Controlled by	Turkish Navy

Erdek Naval Base (Turkish: Erdek Deniz Üssü) is a base of the Turkish Navy on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara 1.2 km (0.75 mi) south-east of Erdek in Balıkesir Province. It is the principal base for mine warfare vessels.[1]

Operations

1st Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla Commodore (1. Arama Tarama Filotillası Komodorluğu)
2nd Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla Commodore (2. Arama Tarama Filotillası Komodorluğu)
Mine Warfare Support Center Command (Mayın Harbi Destek Merkezi Komutanlığı)

A or Aydın class minehunters[2]
- TCG Alanya (M 265)
- TCG Amasra (M 266)
- TCG Ayvalık (M 267)
- TCG Akçakoca (M 268)[1]
S class minesweepers[3]
- TCG Silifke (M 514)
- TCG Saros (M 515)
- TCG Sığacık (M 516)
- TCG Sapanca (M 517)
- TCG Sarıyer (M 518)[1]

E or Engin class minehunters[4]
- TCG Edincik (M 260), ex HMS Grecian (J352)[5]
- TCG Edremit (M 261), ex HMS Chance (J340)[5]
- TCG Enez (M 262)
- TCG Erdek (M 263)
- TCG Erdemli (M 264),[1] ex HMS Catherine (J12)[5]
F class minesweepers[6]
- TCG Foça (M 500)
- TCG Fethiye (M 501)
- TCG Fatsa (M 502), ex HMS Fairy (J403)[5]
- TCG Finike (M 503),[1] ex HMS Gazelle (J342)[5]

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