General Electric has announced that it will provide two LM2500 marine gas turbines for the new Fleet Replenishment Tanker of the Turkish Navy. While it is not common to install expensive gas turbines to supply ships, the Turkish Navy required a fast tanker to keep up with the frigates and replenish them. Thus the new... Continue Reading →
The newest warship of Pakistani Navy PNS Yarmook sailed southbound through Istanbul this afternoon. This is the first time that the vessel passed through Istanbul. This is her delivery voyage to Pakistan. The Pakistani OPV was built in Damen Shipyard, in Galati Romania, the first ship of a class of two. PNS Yarmook was commissioned... Continue Reading →
The fourth and the final Ada class Corvette TCG Kınalıada was commissioned to the Turkish Navy on 29th September 2019. TCG Kınalıada has entered into service 8 years after the first ship of the class was commissioned. Her entry also means the completion of Milgem class corvette production for the Turkish Navy. On the outside,... Continue Reading →
During the IDEF 2019 defense exhibition last week I had the privilege to visit TCG Burgazada. TCG Burgazada is the third of the four Ada class corvettes. She was commissioned on 4th November 2018 and is the newest warship of the Turkish Navy. Turkish Navy always considered the first two ships as prototypes. The lessons... Continue Reading →
TCG Anadolu has been floated on 4th May 2019. It is important to note that it is a technical procedure and not the official launching of the ship. TCG Anadolu is being constructed on a floating dock and the keel blocks under her hull need to be relocated. She will be taken back to the... Continue Reading →
First, of the two logistic support ships, A-574 TCG Yüzbaşı Güngör Durmuş has started her shipyard trials. These two ships will be a welcomed addition to the existing fleet of tankers and replenishment ships of the Turkish Navy. These ships do not have a rig for underway replenishment alongside but will be able to stream... Continue Reading →
Today TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa made a northbound passage through Istanbul. This ship was built for Germany Navy as FGS Donau, by Schlichting-Werft in Travemünde as a tender for fast attack boats. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1995 to replace the old ship of the same name. TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa was selected... Continue Reading →
The previously unnamed test and evaluation ship has now a name and a pennant number: A-591 TCG Ufuk. The ship, the first one in Turkish Navy to bear that name, was launched on 9th February 2019. TCG Ufuk shows a striking resemblance to Ada class corvettes. Even some main physical attributes like the length, width,... Continue Reading →
The project was first made public in a presentation made by Undersecreteriat for Defence Industries, (SSM) during the 7th Naval Systems Seminar in 2017. SSM simply told that they have signed a contract for a Test and Evaluation Ship. More information was released in a presentation made by the engineering company STM during the same... Continue Reading →
On 13th December 2018, it was announced that a RIM-162 ESSM missile fired from the frigate TCG Göksu hit a target drone. The live shooting exercise was important as the target was tracked and illuminated by Turkish-made radar system. In November 2018 Turkish Navy started field testing an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar prototype... Continue Reading →
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