List of major surface ships of the Turkish Navy
This is a list of Turkish Navy major surface ships that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920[1] to present.
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Special Forces |
History |
Equipment |
Battleship
Brandenburg class
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Turgut Reis[2][3] | AG Vulcan, Stettin | 14 December 1891 SMS Weissenburg |
12 Septemter 1910 Turgut Reis |
Coastal defence ship broken up 1956–57 |
Battlecruiser
Moltke class
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yavuz Sultan Selim[3][4] | Blohm & Voss AG., Hamburg | SMS Goeben | 16 August 1914 Yavuz Sultan Selim |
1930 Yavuz Selim, 1936 Yavuz broken up July 1973 - February 1976 |
Protected cruisers
Mecidiye
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mecidiye[3][5] | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia | 25 July 1903 (as Abdül Mecid) |
19 December 1903 Mecidiye |
1940 - cadet training ship 1952-1956 broken up |
Hamidiye
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Hamidiye[3][4] | Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd., Newcastle | 25 September 1903 | April 1904 Hamidiye |
1940 - cadet training ship 1966 broken up |
Peyk-i Şevket class
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Peyk-i Şevket | Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel | 15 November 1906 | November 1907 Peyk-i Şevket |
Discarded late 1940s |
Berk-i Satvet | Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel | 1 December 1906 | November 1907 Berk-i Satvet |
Discarded late 1940s |
Destroyers
Samsun class
(Version of French Navy Durandal-class destroyer):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Samsun[3][4] | SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1907 | 1907 | 1949 broken up |
Taşoz[3][4] | SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1906 | 1907 | 1949 broken up |
Basra[3][4] | SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1906 | 1907 | 1949 broken up |
Muâvenet-i Millîye class
(Ex- Kaiserliche Marine S-165 class):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Muâvenet-i Millîye[3][6] | Fr Schichau AG, Elbing | 20 March 1909 Ex-S-165 |
17 August 1910 | Stricken 1924 |
Nümûne-i Hamiyet[3][6] | Fr Schichau AG, Elbing | 3 July 1909 Ex-S-167 |
17 August 1910 | Stricken 1924 |
Adatepe class
(Version of Regia Marina Folgore class):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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TCG Kocatepe[7][8] | Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente | 7 February 1931 | 18 October 1931 | February 1954 decommissioned |
TCG Adatepe[7][8] | Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente | 19 March 1931 | 18 October 1931 | February 1954 decommissioned |
Tinaztepe class
(Version of Regia Marina Freccia class):
Ship | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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TCG Tınaztepe[7][8] | C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso | 27 July 1931 | 6 June 1932 | February 1954 decommissioned |
TCG Zafer[7][8] | C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso | 20 September 1931 | 6 June 1932 | February 1954 decommissioned |
Gayret
(Ex- Royal Navy O class):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Gayret[7][8] | Fairfield, Govan | 14 January 1941 Ex- Royal Navy HMS Oribi (G66)[9] |
18 June 1946 | Discarded 1965 |
Demirhisar class
(Modified Royal Navy I class):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Demirhisar[7][8] | Denny, Dumbarton | 1941 | Delivered 1942 | Discarded 1960 |
TCG Sultanhisar[7][8] | Denny, Dumbarton | 17 December 1940 | Delivered 1942 | Discarded 1960 |
TCG Muavenet[7][8] | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow | 24 February 1941 | Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as HMS Inconstant (H49):[10] Returned 1945 |
Discarded 1960 |
TCG Gayret[7][8] | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow | 15 December 1940 | Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as HMS Ithuriel (H05):[11] Constructive total loss 1943 |
Broken up 1946-47 |
Ex-Gleaves class (US Navy)
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Gaziantep (D-344)[7][8] | Federal, Kearny | Ex-USS Lansdowne (DD-486) | 1950 | Discarded 1973 |
TCG Giresun (D-345)[7][8] | Federal, Kearny | Ex-USS McCalla (DD-488) | 29 April 1949 | Discarded 1973 |
TCG Gelibolu (D-346)[7][8] | Federal, Kearny | Ex-USS Buchanan (DD-484) | 29 April 1949 | Discarded 1976 |
TCG Gemlik (D-347)[7][8] | Federal, Kearny | Ex-USS Lardner (DD-487) | 1950 | Stricken 1981 |
Ex-M-class (Royal Navy)
(Ex- Royal Navy M-class destroyer):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Alp Alslan (D-348)[7][8] | Scotts, Greenock | Ex- Royal Navy HMS Milne (G14)[12] | 19 June 1959 | Discarded early 1970s |
TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-349)[7][8] | Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne | Ex- Royal Navy HMS Marne (G35)[13] | 19 June 1959 | Discarded early 1970s |
TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-350)[7][8] | Stephen, Linthouse | Ex- Royal Navy HMS Matchless (G52)[14] | 19 June 1959 | Discarded early 1970s |
TCG Piyale Paşa (D-351)[7][8] | Stephen, Linthouse | Ex- Royal Navy HMS Meteor (G73)[15] | 19 June 1959 | Discarded early 1970s |
Ex-Fletcher class (US Navy)
(Ex- US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer:)
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG İstanbul (D-340)[7][8] | Federal, Kearny | Ex-USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) | 14 January 1967 | Stricken 1987 |
TCG İzmir (D-341)[7][8] | Gulf, Chickasaw | Ex-USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) | 28 February 1967 | Stricken 1987 |
TCG İzmit (D-342)[7][8] | Bath Iron Works, Bath | Ex-USS Cogswell (DD-651) | 1 October 1969 | Stricken 1980 |
TCG İskenderun (D-343)[7][8] | Bethlehem, San Pedro | Ex-USS Boyd (DD-544) | 1 October 1969 | Stricken 1981 |
TCG İçel (D-344)[7][8] | Bethlehem, San Pedro | Ex-USS Preston (DD-795) | 15 November 1969 | Stricken 1981 |
Ex-Allen M. Sumner class (US Navy)
Ex- US Navy Robert H. Smith class (Allen M. Sumner class):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Zafer (D-356)[16] | Bethlehem, San Pedro | Ex-USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) | 22 October 1971 | Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994 |
TCG Muavenet (DM-357)[16] | Federal, Kearny | Ex-USS Gwin (DD-772) -> USS Gwin (DM-33) | 15 February 1972 | Damaged 2 October 1992, Stricken 1993 |
Ex-Gearing class (US Navy)
(Ex- US Navy Gearing-class destroyer:)
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Yücetepe (D-345)[16] | Consolidated, Orange | Ex-USS Orleck (DD-886) | 1 October 1982 | Stricken 2000; Museum Ship, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
TCG Savaştepe (D-348)[16] | Consolidated, Orange | Ex-USS Meredith (DD-890) | 7 December 1979 | Broken up 1995 |
TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-349)[16] | Consolidated, Orange | Ex-USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822) | 5 June 1980 | Broken up 2000 |
TCG Piyale Paşa (D-350)[16] | Bath Iron Works, Bath | Ex-USS Fiske (DD-842) | 5 June 1980 | Broken up 1999 |
TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-351)[16] | Bethlehem, Quincy | Ex-USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) | 29 September 1973 | Broken up 1995 |
TCG Gayret (D-352)[16] | Todd Pacific, Seattle | Ex-USS Eversole (DD-789) | 11 July 1973 | Museum Ship in İzmit, Turkey |
TCG Adatepe (D-353)[16] | Bethlehem, Staten Island | Ex-USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) | 27 March 1971 | Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994 |
TCG Kocatepe (D-354)[16] | Bethlehem, San Pedro | Ex-USS Harwood (DD-861) | 17 December 1971 | Sunk 24 July 1974. |
TCG Kocatepe[16] | Bethlehem, San Pedro | Ex-USS Norris (DD-859) | 7 July 1974 | Stricken 1993 |
TCG Tınaztepe (D-355)[16] | Bethlehem, San Francisco | Ex-USS Keppler (DD-765) | 30 June 1972 | Laid up 1984 |
Ex-Carpenter class (US Navy)
Ex- US Navy Carpenter-class anti submarine destroyer:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Alçıtepe (D-346)[16] | Bath Iron Works, Bath | Ex-USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) | 16 February 1982 | Broken up 1999 |
TCG Anıttepe (D-347)[16] | Consolidated, Orange | Ex-USS Carpenter (DD-825) | 20 February 1981 | Broken up 1999 |
Frigates
Berk class
(Modified US Navy Claud Jones-class destroyer escort):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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TCG Berk (D-358)[17] | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 25 June 1971 | 12 July 1972 | |
TCG Peyk (D-359)[17] | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 7 June 1972 | 24 July 1975 |
Gelibolu class
(Ex- Bundesmarine Köln-class frigate: F120)
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Gelibolu (D-360)[17] | HC Stülcken, Hamburg | 24 October 1959 Ex-Karlsruhe (F223) (Bundesmarine) |
28 March 1982 | |
TCG Gemlik (D-361)[17] | HC Stülcken, Hamburg | 21 March 1959 Ex-Emden (F221) (Bundesmarine) |
23 September 1983 | 1994 broken up |
Tepe class
(Ex-Knox-class frigate US Navy ):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Muavenet (F-250)[18] | Avondale, Westwego | 21 October 1972 Ex-USS Capodanno (FF-1093) |
30 July 1993 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Decommissioned |
TCG Adatepe (F-251)[18] | Todd, San Pedro | 24 January 1970 Ex-USS Fanning (FF-1076) |
31 July 1993 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
2001 decommissioned |
TCG Kocatepe (F-252)[18] | Lockheed, Seattle | 1 August 1970 Ex-USS Reasoner (FF-1063) |
30 August 1993 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Decommissioned |
TCG Zafer (F-253)[18] | Avondale, Westwego | 12 August 1972 Ex-USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092) |
30 August 1993 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Extant in 2010 |
TCG Ege (F-256)[18] | Avondale, Westwego | 15 April 1972 Ex-USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) |
20 May 1994 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Decommissioned İnciraltı Sea Museum |
TCG Karadeniz (F-255)[18] | Avondale, Westwego | 22 May 1971 Ex-USS Donald B. Beary (FF-1085) |
27 May 1994 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Decommissioned |
TCG Trakya (F-254)[18] | Avondale, Westwego | 20 March 1971 Ex-USS McCandless (FF-1084) |
5 June 1994 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Decommissioned |
TCG Akdeniz (F-257)[18] | Avondale, Westwego | 2 May 1970 Ex-USS Bowen (FF-1079) |
3 June 1994 leased 22 February 2002 sold |
Decommissioned |
Gabya class
(Ex-Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate US Navy):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Gaziantep (F-490) | Bath Iron Works, Bath | 16 February 1980 Ex-USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) |
27 August 1997 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Giresun (F-491) | Todd Pacific, Seattle | 27 March 1979 Ex-USS Antrim (FFG-20) |
27 August 1997 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Gemlik (F-492) | Bath Iron Works, Bath | 15 May 1980 Ex-USS Flatley (FFG-21) |
27 August 1998 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Gelibolu (F-493) | Todd Pacific, Seattle | 27 June 1981 Ex-USS Reid (FFG-30) |
5 January 1999 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Gökçeada (F-494) | Todd Pacific, Seattle | 7 February 1981 Ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) |
5 April 1999 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Gediz (F-495) | Todd Pacific, Seattle | 20 October 1979 Ex-USS John A. Moore (FFG-19) |
1 September 2000 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Gökova (F-496) | Bath Iron Works, Bath | 14 July 1979 Ex-USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) |
11 April 2002 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Göksu (F-497) | Bath Iron Works, Bath | 3 November 1979 Ex-USS Estocin (FFG-15) |
3 April 2003 | Extant in 2010 |
Yavuz class
( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
TCG Yavuz (F-240)[17] | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 30 May 1985 | 11 Oct 1987 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Turgutreis (F-241)[17] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel | 17 July 1987 | 4 February 1988 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Fatih (F-242)[17] | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 24 April 1987 | 12 October 1988 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Yıldırım (F-243)[17] | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 22 July 1988 | 17 November 1989 | Extant in 2010 |
Barbaros class
( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-A):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
TCG Barbaros (F-244)[18] | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 29 September 1993 | 23 May 1997 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Oruçreis (F-245)[18] | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 28 July 1994 | 23 May 1997 | Extant in 2010 |
Salihreis class
( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-B):
Corvettes
Burak class
(Ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class French Navy):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
TCG Bozcaada (F-500) | DCN, Lorient | 7 August 1976 Ex-F787 Commandant de Pimodan |
25 July 2001 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Bodrum (F-501) | DCN, Lorient | 30 November 1974 Ex-F783 Drogou |
18 October 2001 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Bandırma (F-502) | DCN, Lorient | 7 August 1976 Ex-F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil |
15 November 2001 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Beykoz (F-503) | DCN, Lorient | 1 June 1973 Ex-F781 D'Estienne d'Orves |
18 March 2002 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Bartın (F-504) | DCN, Lorient | 30 November 1974 Ex-F782 Amyot d'Inville |
3 June 2002 | Extant in 2010 |
TCG Bafra (F-505) | DCN, Lorient | 13 August 1977 Ex-F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan |
26 June 2002 | Extant in 2010 |
Ada class
( - MILGEM):
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
TCG Heybeliada (F-511) | Istanbul Naval Shipyard | 27 September 2008 | 27 September 2011 | - |
TCG Büyükada (F-512) | Istanbul Naval Shipyard | 27 September 2011 | 27 September 2013 | - |
Sources
- Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu" Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. (in Turkish)
- Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, pp. 390-391.
- Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5, p. 406.
- Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, p. 391.
- Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, p. 389.
- Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, pp. 391-392.
- Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5, p. 407.
- Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 469.
- HMS Oribi (G 66), Naval History Homepage
- HMS Inconstant (H 49), Naval History Homepage
- HMS Ithuriel (H 05), Naval History Homepage
- HMS Milne (G 14), Naval History Homepage
- HMS Marne (G 35), Naval History Homepage
- HMS Matchless (G 52), Naval History Homepage
- HMS Meteor (G 73), Naval History Homepage
- Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 470.
- Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 471.
- Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 472.