List of mine warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy
This is a list of Turkish Navy mine warfare vessels that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920[1] to present.
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Equipment |
Minelayers
Atak
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Atak | 1938-early 1960s |
Sivrihisar class
Sivrihisar class
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Sivrihisar | 1940–1960 | |||
Turgut Reis | 1940–1960 |
Danish Falster class
Nusret class ( Falster class):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Nusret (N-110)[2] |
Ex-US LSM 1 class coastal minelayer
Mordoğan class: (Ex- LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium):
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Mordoğan (N-101)[2] | Ex-USS LSM-484 | |||
TCG Meriç (N-102)[2] | Ex-USS LSM-490 | |||
TCG Marmaris (N-103)[2] | Ex-USS LSM-481 | |||
TCG Mersin (N-104)[2] | Ex-USS LSM-493 | |||
TCG Mürefte (N-105)[2] | Ex-USS LSM-492 |
Engin class
Engin class minehunter (Edincik class minehunter, Circe class minehunter):
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Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Edincik (M-260) | Ex-FS Calliope (M-713) | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Edremit (M-261) | Ex-FS Circe (M-715) | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Enez (M-262) | Ex-FS Ceres (M-716) | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Erdek (M-263) | Ex-FS Cybele (M-712) | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Erdemli (M-264) | Ex-FS Clio (M-714) | Extant in 2010 |
Aydın class
Aydın class minehunter (subclass of Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG Frankenthal class minehunter):
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Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Alanya (M-265) | 2005 - | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Amasra (M-266) | 2005 - | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Ayvalık (M-267) | 2007 - | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Akçakoca (M-268) | 2007 - | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Anamur (M-269) | Extant in 2010 | |||
TCG Akçay (M-270) | Extant in 2010 |
Kavak class
- Kavak class coastal minesweeper
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Kavak | 1937–1950s | |||
Çanak | 1937–1950 |
Ex-US YMS type
K class minesweeper (Ex-US YMS type inshore minesweeper):[2]
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Kas | Ex-USS YMS-79 | |||
Kilimli | Ex-USS YMS-289 | |||
Kozlu | Ex-USS YMS-348 | |||
Kuşadası | Ex-USS YMS-468 | |||
Kemer | Ex-USS YMS-228 | |||
Kerempe | Ex-USS YMS-239 | |||
Kirte | Ex-USS YMS-307 | |||
Karamürsel | Ex-Küllük, Ex-USS YMS-375 |
Ex-US Cape class
F class minesweeper (Foça class minesweeper, Cape class inshore minesweeper):[2]
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Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Foça (M-500) | Ex-USS MSI-15 | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Fethiye (M-501) | Ex-USS MSI-16 | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Fatsa (M-502) | Ex-USS MSI-17 | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Finike (M-503) | Ex-USS MSI-18 | Extant in 2010 |
Redwing class early type
S class minesweeper ( Redwing class early type coastal minesweeper):[2]
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Samsun (M-510) | Ex-USS MSC-268 | |||
TCG Sinop (M-511) | Ex-USS MSC-270 | |||
TCG Sürmene (M-512) | Ex-USS MSC-271 | |||
TCG Seddülbahir (M-513) | Ex-USS MSC-272 |
Redwing class later type
S class minesweeper ( Redwing class later type coastal minesweeper):[2]
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Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Silifke (M-514) | Ex-USS MSC-304 | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Saros (M-515) | Ex-USS MSC-305 | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Sığacık (M-516) | Ex-USS MSC-311 | Extant in 2010 scrapped in Aliaga in 2018 | ||
TCG Sapanca (M-517) | Ex-USS MSC-312 | Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Sarıyer (M-518) | Ex USS-MSC-315 | Extant in 2010 scrapped in Aliaga in 2018[3] |
Adjutant class
S class minesweeper ( Adjutant class minesweeper):[2]
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Seymen (M-507) | Ex-Belgian Navy De Panne | |||
TCG Selçuk (M-508) | Ex-French Navy Pavot | |||
TCG Seyhan (M-509) | Ex-French Navy Renoncule |
Ex-French Mercure class
Karamürsel class minesweeper (Ex- Vegesack class minesweeper)[2] -> K class patrol boat:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Karamürsel (M-520) | Ex-M-1253 Worms | TCG Karamürsel (P-307) Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Kerempe (M-521) | Ex-M-1252 Detmold | TCG Kerempe (P-308) Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Kilimli (M-522) | Ex-M-1254 Siegen | TCG Kilimli (P-309) Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Kozlu (M-523) | Ex-M-1251 Hameln | TCG Kozlu (P-301) Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Kuşadası (M-524) | Ex-M-1250 Vegesack | TCG Kuşadası (P-302) Extant in 2010 | ||
TCG Kemer (M-525) | Ex-M-1255 Passau |
Ex-Canadian Bay class
Trabzon-class minesweeper: Bay-class minesweeper[2][4] -> T class patrol boat:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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TCG Trabzon (M-530) | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Quebec | Ex-HMCS Gaspé (MCB 143) | 31 March 1958 | |
TCG Terme (M-531) | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd,, Lauzon, Quebec | Ex-HMCS Trinity (MCB 157) | 31 March 1958 | TCG Terme (P-531) Extant in 2010 |
TCG Tirebolu (M-532) | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria, British Columbia | Ex-HMCS Comox (MCB 146) | 31 March 1958 | |
TCG Tekirdağ (M-533) | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Quebec | Ex-HMCS Ungava (MCB 148) | 31 March 1958 |
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, 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. 479.
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo3CMrxD4NK/
- Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910—2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. pp. 272–277. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.