AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

OSMANGAZİ CLASS

NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISIONED
NL-125 OSMAN GAZİ 20 Jul 1990 27 Jul 1994

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Characteristics:

Displacement: 3773 tons full load
Dimensions: 105 x 16.1 x 2.3 metres
Speed, Range: 17 knots, 4000 miles at 15 kts.
Crew: 109 (9 officers)

Weapons:

Guns: 2 x 40mm/70 (twin); 1 x 35mm/90 (twin); 2 x 20 mm
Helicopters: Platform for one large

Sensors:

Radars: Decca navigation

Comments:

Can carry 900 troops, 15 tanks, 4 LCVP's. Built in Turkey.
The construction lasted longer than planned and the second ship was canceled. Spend long time at the yard after the commissioning.
Named after the founder of the Ottoman Empire

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