The first keel block of TCG Anadolu was laid on 7th February 2018, nine 21 months after the construction has started. The contract for the construction of the ship was signed in May 2015 after a four year long tender process. The delivery of the ship is scheduled for the year 2021. TCG Anadolu is based... Continue Reading →
The construction of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship L-408 TCG Anadolu has started on 30th April 2016. The ship is based on Navatia’s Juan Carlos 1 design. TCG Anadolu will be similar to SPS Juan Carlos 1 in Spanish Navy and HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra in Royal Australian Navy. During the ceremony President of... Continue Reading →
It has been told that with the first payment by Turkey, the contract of th LPD project come into effect. The contract was signed on 7 May 2015 during the IDEF 2015. According to Jane's Naval International, with receipt of the first payment, construction work on the ship is scheduled to begin one year from... Continue Reading →
The contract signing ceremony for the LPD was the highlight of the IDEF 2015 was from the maritime point of view the. On 7 May 2015 the contract for the production of one landing platform dock, was signed between Under-secretariat for Defence Industries and Sedef Shipyard. The design is based on Spanish shipyard Navantia's Juan... Continue Reading →
I have received a copy of the press release made by Defense Industry Undersecretariat, after posting my blog about the Turkish LPD project. I have created the below table with the information on the press release to make a comparison between the Spanish Juan Carlos, Australian Canberra and Turkish LPD, all based on the same... Continue Reading →
On 27 December 2013 the Defence Industry Executive Committee made a statement consisting of just one sentence: After the completion of the evaluation of the bids for Landing Platform Dock (LPD) project by Defense Industry Undersecretariat, on 26 December 2013, the Defense Industry Executive Committee decided to start contract negotiation with the Sedef Ship Building Company; and... Continue Reading →
On 21 July 2011, the Navy Technology website reported that the Chinese Navy has officially launched its largest amphibious dock landing warship, Jinggangshan, in Shanghai. While the information about the ship is sketchy and the lack of any visual material makes any assessment difficult it was reported that the 210m-long warship had a water displacement... Continue Reading →
Today I was on board of the Spanish amphibious ship Juan Carlos 1 for a press conference and a guided tour of the ship. The attendance to the conference was higher than I have expected. The press conference started with the speaking of the commanding officer Captain Christopher Gonzalez-Aller Lacalle. He talked in general terms about... Continue Reading →
Some time ago, I have read a very interesting and thought evoking post on the influential blog information dissemination, about the large amphibious ships (LAS) becoming the dreadnoughts of the 21. centuries maritime domain. Well read the post yourselves and decide if it is true or not. But if you ask me amphibious ships (landing... Continue Reading →
>Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), issued a request for proposal for the construction of one docked landing ship (LPD) for Turkish Navy. The LPD is the biggest project of Amphibious War fighting road map of Turkish Navy declared in 2006. The long terms amphibious ship acquisition goals of Turkish Navy are following:• One LPD• Two... Continue Reading →
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