List of mine warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy

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This article is about mine warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy. For mine warfare vessels of the Ottoman Navy, see List of mine warfare vessels of the Ottoman Steam Navy.

This is a list of Turkish Navy mine warfare vessels that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920[1] to present.

Minelayers

Atak

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
Atak 1938-early 1960s

Sivrihisar class

Sivrihisar class

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
Sivrihisar 1940–1960
Turgut Reis 1940–1960

Danish Flaster class

Nusret class (Denmark Falster class):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Nusret (N-110)[2]

Ex-US LSM 1 class coastal minelayer

Mordoğan class: (Ex-United States LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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

Minehunters

Engin class

Engin class minehunter (Edincik class minehunter, France Circe class minehunter):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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

TCG Anamur (M-269)

Aydın class minehunter (subclass of Germany Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG Frankenthal class minehunter):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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

Minesweeper

Kavak class

  • Kavak class coastal minesweeper
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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
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, United States Cape class inshore minesweeper)[2]:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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 (United States Redwing class early type coastal minesweeper)[2]:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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 (United States Redwing class later type coastal minesweeper)[2]:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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
TCG Sapanca (M-517) Ex-USS MSC-312 Extant in 2010
TCG Sarıyer (M-518) Ex USS-MSC-315 Extant in 2010

Adjutant class

S class minesweeper (United States Adjutant class minesweeper)[2]:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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-Germany Vegesack class minesweeper)[2] -> K class patrol boat:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
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: Canada Bay class minesweeper[2] -> T class patrol boat:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Trabzon (M-530) Ex-HMCS Gaspe (MCB 143)
TCG Terme (M-531) Ex-HMCS Trinity (MCB 157) TCG Terme (P-531) Extant in 2010
TCG Tirebolu (M-532) Ex-HMCS Comox (MCB 146)
TCG Tekirdağ (M-533) Ex-HMCS Ungava (MCB 148)

Sources

  1. ^ Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu", Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. Template:Tr icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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.

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