List of major surface ships of the Turkish Navy


This is a list of Turkish Navy major surface ships that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920 to present.

Battleship

''Brandenburg'' class">Brandenburg-class battleship">''Brandenburg'' class

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
AG Vulcan, Stettin14 December 1891
12 Septemter 1910
Turgut Reis
Coastal defence ship
broken up 1956–57

Battlecruiser

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Blohm & Voss AG., Hamburg 16 August 1914
Yavuz Sultan Selim
1930 Yavuz Selim, 1936 Yavuz
broken up July 1973 - February 1976

Protected cruisers

''Mecidiye''

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia25 July 1903
19 December 1903
Mecidiye
1940 - cadet training ship
1952-1956 broken up

''Hamidiye''

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Hamidiye Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd., Newcastle25 September 1903April 1904
Hamidiye
1940 - cadet training ship
1966 broken up

Torpedo cruisers

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel15 November 1906November 1907
Peyk-i Şevket
Discarded late 1940s
Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel1 December 1906November 1907
Berk-i Satvet
Discarded late 1940s

Destroyers

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NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux19071907 1949 broken up
SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux19061907 1949 broken up
SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux19061907 1949 broken up

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NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Fr Schichau AG, Elbing20 March 1909
Ex-S-165
17 August 1910 Stricken 1924
Fr Schichau AG, Elbing3 July 1909
Ex-S-167
17 August 1910 Stricken 1924

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NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente7 February 193118 October 1931February 1954 decommissioned
Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente19 March 193118 October 1931February 1954 decommissioned

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ShipBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso27 July 19316 June 1932February 1954 decommissioned
C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso20 September 19316 June 1932February 1954 decommissioned

''Gayret''

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NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Fairfield, Govan14 January 1941
Ex- Royal Navy
18 June 1946Discarded 1965

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NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Denny, Dumbarton1941Delivered 1942Discarded 1960
Denny, Dumbarton17 December 1940Delivered 1942Discarded 1960
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow24 February 1941Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as :
Returned 1945
Discarded 1960
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow15 December 1940Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as :
Constructive total loss 1943
Broken up 1946-47

Ex- (US Navy)

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Federal, KearnyEx-1950Discarded 1973
Federal, KearnyEx-29 April 1949Discarded 1973
Federal, KearnyEx-29 April 1949Discarded 1976
Federal, KearnyEx-1950Stricken 1981

Ex-M-class destroyer|M-class]] (Royal Navy)

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NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Scotts, GreenockEx- Royal Navy 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s
Vickers-Armstrongs, TyneEx- Royal Navy 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s
Stephen, LinthouseEx- Royal Navy 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s
Stephen, LinthouseEx- Royal Navy 19 June 1959Discarded early 1970s

Ex- (US Navy)

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Federal, KearnyEx-14 January 1967Stricken 1987
Gulf, ChickasawEx-28 February 1967Stricken 1987
Bath Iron Works, BathEx-1 October 1969Stricken 1980
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-1 October 1969Stricken 1981
 Bethlehem, San PedroEx-15 November 1969Stricken 1981

Ex- (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy :
NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-22 October 1971Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994
Federal, KearnyEx- -> 15 February 1972Damaged 2 October 1992, Stricken 1993

Ex- (US Navy)

in Izmit, Turkey.
NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Consolidated, OrangeEx-1 October 1982Stricken 2000; Museum Ship, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Consolidated, OrangeEx-7 December 1979Broken up 1995
Consolidated, OrangeEx-5 June 1980Broken up 2000
Bath Iron Works, BathEx-5 June 1980Broken up 1999
Bethlehem, QuincyEx-29 September 1973Broken up 1995
Todd Pacific, SeattleEx-11 July 1973Museum Ship in İzmit, Turkey
Bethlehem, Staten IslandEx-27 March 1971Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-17 December 1971Sunk 24 July 1974.
Bethlehem, San PedroEx-7 July 1974Stricken 1993
Bethlehem, San FranciscoEx-30 June 1972Laid up 1984

Ex-''Carpenter'' class (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy Carpenter-class anti submarine destroyer:
, Spain.
NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Bath Iron Works, BathEx-16 February 1982Broken up 1999
Consolidated, OrangeEx-20 February 1981Broken up 1999

Frigates

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NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Gölcük Naval Shipyard25 June 197112 July 1972
Gölcük Naval Shipyard7 June 197224 July 1975

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
HC Stülcken, Hamburg24 October 1959
Ex-
28 March 1982
HC Stülcken, Hamburg21 March 1959
Ex-
23 September 19831994 broken up

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of the Turkish Navy, in Rota, Cádiz, Spain, on April 7, 2004.
NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Avondale, Westwego21 October 1972
Ex-
30 July 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
Todd, San Pedro24 January 1970
Ex-
31 July 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
2001 decommissioned
Lockheed, Seattle1 August 1970
Ex-
30 August 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
Avondale, Westwego12 August 1972
Ex-
30 August 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Extant in 2010
Avondale, Westwego15 April 1972
Ex-
20 May 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
İnciraltı Sea Museum
Avondale, Westwego22 May 1971
Ex-
27 May 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
Avondale, Westwego20 March 1971
Ex-
5 June 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
Avondale, Westwego2 May 1970
Ex-
3 June 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned

''Gabya'' class">G-class frigate">''Gabya'' class

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, on May 31, 2010.
NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Bath Iron Works, Bath16 February 1980
Ex-
27 August 1997Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle27 March 1979
Ex-
27 August 1997Extant in 2010
Bath Iron Works, Bath15 May 1980
Ex-
27 August 1998Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle27 June 1981
Ex-
5 January 1999Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle7 February 1981
Ex-
5 April 1999Extant in 2010
Todd Pacific, Seattle20 October 1979
Ex-
1 September 2000Extant in 2010
Bath Iron Works, Bath14 July 1979
Ex-
11 April 2002Extant in 2010
Bath Iron Works, Bath3 November 1979
Ex-
3 April 2003Extant in 2010

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from preparing to board TCG Yavuz, a Yavuz class frigate of the Turkish Navy, during the NATO exercise Sea Breeze 2010 in the Black Sea.
NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg30 May 198511 Oct 1987Extant in 2010
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel17 July 19874 February 1988Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard24 April 198712 October 1988Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard22 July 198817 November 1989Extant in 2010

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, departing from Portsmouth Naval Base in the United Kingdom, on September 21, 2009. Off the bows in the distance is Fort Gilkicker, and beyond the Isle of Wight.
NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg29 September 199323 May 1997Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard28 July 199423 May 1997Extant in 2010

''Salihreis'' class">Barbaros-class frigate">''Salihreis'' class

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NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg26 September 199722 July 1998Extant in 2010
Gölcük Naval Shipyard24 July 19988 June 2000Extant in 2010

Corvettes

''Burak'' class">B-class corvette">''Burak'' class

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NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
DCN, Lorient7 August 1976
Ex-F787 Commandant de Pimodan
25 July 2001Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient30 November 1974
Ex-F783 Drogou
18 October 2001Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient7 August 1976
Ex-F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil
15 November 2001Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient1 June 1973
Ex-F781 D'Estienne d'Orves
18 March 2002Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient30 November 1974
Ex-F782 Amyot d'Inville
3 June 2002Extant in 2010
DCN, Lorient13 August 1977
Ex-F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan
26 June 2002Extant in 2010

''Ada'' class">Milgem-class corvette">''Ada'' class

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NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Istanbul Naval Shipyard27 September 200827 September 2011-
Istanbul Naval Shipyard27 September 201127 September 2013-