AUXILIARY SHIPS

RHEIN CLASS

NUMBER NAME COMMISSIONED
A-577 SOKULLU MEHMET PAŞA (ex- Donau) 23 May 1995
A-579 CEZAYİRLİ GAZİ HASAN PAŞA (ex- Elbe) 31 March 1993

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Characteristics:

Displacement: 2940 tons full load
Dimensions: 98.2 x 11.8 x 4.4 metres
Speed, Range: 20.5 knots, 1625 miles at 15 kts.
Crew: 188 (15 officers)

Weapons:

Guns: 2 x 100mm/55; 4 x 40mm/60

Sensors:

Radars: DA 02, surface search; M 45, fire control

Comments:

Elbe replaced ex-Ruhr with the same name and number and Donau replaced ex-Isar with the same name and number. Both are used as training ships for cadets.


TRAINING CRAFT

NUMBER NAME COMMISSIONED
A-1531 E-1 2 April 2000
A-1532 E-2 2 April 2000
A-1533 E-3 2 April 2000
A-1534 E-4 2 April 2000
A-1535 E-5 2 April 2000
A-1536 E-6 2 April 2000
A-1537 E-7 2 April 2000
A-1538 E-8 2 April 2000

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Characteristics:

Dispalcement: 97 tons full loaded
Dimensions: 28.6 x 6 x 1.4 metres
Speed, Range: 12 kts., 240 miles
Crew: 10 (1 officer) + 10 ratings

Sensors:

Radars: Navigation

Comments:

Built by the private Bora shipyard. They are used for seamanship training of the Naval Academy cadets.

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