Tuzla class
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| Patrol boat- class | |
_1.JPG) TCG Tekirdağ (P-1207) |
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| Overview | |
| units | planned 16 |
| Shipyard | |
| Order | August 23, 2007 |
| Namesake | Tuzla |
| 1. Period of service |
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| period of service |
2012 - |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
400 t |
| length |
55.75 m |
| width |
8.85 m |
| crew |
35 |
| drive |
2 × diesel engines; 2 × diesel generators each 250 kW |
| speed |
25 knots |
| Range |
1000-2000 nM |
| Armament |
40 mm Oto Melara Twin compact; 2 × stabilized 12.7 mm machine guns with night vision devices ; ASW missiles; Depth charges |
The Tuzla class ( Turkish : Yeni Tip Karakol Botu ) is a patrol boat class of the Turkish Navy . It is named after the Istanbul district of Tuzla . The ships were designed and built for use in coastal waters. The Tuzla class is built by the Dearsan shipyard in Istanbul .
On August 23, 2007, a contract for the construction of 16 new types of patrol boats by 2015 was signed between the State Secretariat for the Defense Industry and Dearsan Gemi İnşaat Sanayii A.Ş. completed. Eight ships had been handed over to the Turkish Navy by 2013. A total of 204 Turkish companies are involved in the construction of the ships. While the Turkish armaments industry's participation in the Ada class was 65 percent, the Tuzla class had a percentage of 67.5 percent.
Units on duty
- TCG Tuzla (P-1200) in service since May 29, 2012; Area of application Foça
- TCG Karaburun (P-1201) in service since May 29, 2012; Area of application Foça
- TCG Köyceğiz (P-1202)
- TCG Kumkale (P-1203)
- TCG Tarsus (P-1204)
- TCG Karabiga (P-1205)
- TCG Karşıyaka (P-1206)
- TCG Tekirdağ (P-1207)
export
Turkmenistan has bought ten Tuzla-class ships for its navy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Undersecretariat for Defense Industries: New Type Patrol Boats ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on December 2, 2013
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Dearsan Gemi İnşaat Sanayii A.Ş .: Yeni Tip Karakol Botu , accessed on December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Deniz Kuvetleri Komutanlığı: TUZLA SINIFI KARAKOL BOTLARI , accessed on December 2, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.denizhaber.com.tr/dkk-sgk/42382/dearsan-tersane-tuzla-karaburun-deniz-denizkuvvetleri-almanya-denizhaberajansi.html
- ↑ http://www.denizhaber.com.tr/dkk-sgk/42382/dearsan-tersane-tuzla-karaburun-deniz-denizkuvvetleri-almanya-denizhaberajansi.html
- ↑ http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62897
- ↑ http://turkishnavy.net/2013/06/06/turkmenistan-makes-another-quiet-purchase-of-warships/