MINE WARFARE SHIPS

A CLASS

NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED
M-265 ALANYA 21 March 2003 26 July 2005
M-266 AMASRA 10 May 2004 26 July 2005
M-267 AYVALIK 26 July 2005 22 June 2007
M-268 AKÇAKOCA 27 Sep 2006 17 Sep 2007
M-269 ANAMUR 17 Sep 2007 (?)
M-270 AKÇAY (?) (?)

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Characteristics:

Displacement: 715 tons full load
Dimensions: 54.5 x 9.6 x 2.5 metres
Speed, Range: 14 knots, 2400 miles at 10 kts.
Crew: 52 (7 officers)

Weapons:

Guns: 1 x 30mm; 2 x 12,7mm MG

Sensors:

Radars: 1007, navigation
Sonars: Marconi, Type 2093 VDS

Comments:

In 1999, the German shipyards Abeking&Rasmussen and Lürssen Werft were awarded with the contract about 630 million USD, of building 6 MCMV ships. The contract was signed on 30 July 1999.
First ship has been built in Germany. The other ships are being built in Istanbul Naval Yard. Contrary to the widely adopted use of GPR, these ships are made of non-magnetic steel. Thus the Turkish Navy became the second navy using non-magnetic steel in MCM ships, after German Navy.
Each ship will have 2 PAP-105 Mk5 mine counter system and Nautis-3M command and control system. The Type 2093 variable depth sonar is hull mounted and can operate up to 200m depth and 12 kts speed.

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