List of mine warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy

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 ( Falster class):

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
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
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, Circe class minehunter):

Name	Launched	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[]

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

Name	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, Cape class inshore minesweeper):^[2]

Name	Launched	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 ( 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 ( Redwing class later type coastal minesweeper):^[2]

Name	Launched	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 ( 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- Vegesack class minesweeper)^[2] -> K class patrol boat:

Name	Launched	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: Bay class minesweeper^[2] -> T class patrol boat:

Name	Launched	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[]

↑ Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu", Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. (Turkish)
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 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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[Cevat-1] Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu", Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. (Turkish)

[Conway1947-1995-479-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 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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