Tinaztepe-class destroyer
The Tinaztepe class were two destroyers built in Italy for the Turkish Navy in the 1930s.
 Turkish destroyer TCG Zafer | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tınaztepe class |
| Builders: | C.T. Riva Trigoso, Italy |
| Operators: |
 Turkish Naval Forces |
| Preceded by: | Adatepe class |
| Built: | 1930-32 |
| In commission: | 1931-54 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1225 tonnes standard, 1635 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.28 m (10.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Thornycroft type boilers, 35,000 hp (26,100 kW) |
| Speed: | 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 149 |
| Armament: |
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These ships were versions of the contemporary Italian Folgore-class destroyer or Freccia-class destroyer[1] and were purchased while being built for the Italian Navy. In contrast with other Italian destroyers built for export they had their main armament mounted in two twin turrets.
TCG Tınaztepe- TCG Zafer
Ships
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tınaztepe | C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso | 27 July 1931 | 6 June 1932 | February 1954 |
| Zafer | 30 September 1931 | 6 June 1932 | February 1954 |
Notes
- Robert Gardiner, Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, 1980, p. 407.
References
- Whitley, M.J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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