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[1] to present.

Battleship

Brandenburg-class

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
Barbaros Hayrettin Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven 30 June 1891 SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm 12 September 1910 Barbaros Hayreddin Sunk by the British submarine HMS-E11 in Sea of Marmara, 8 August 1915
Turgut Reis[2][3] AG Vulcan, Stettin 14 December 1891
SMS Weissenburg 		12 Septemter 1910
Turgut Reis 		Stationary training ship at Gölcük post-1925; decommissioned 1933 & used as a barracks ship; broken-up 1950-57

Battlecruiser

Moltke class

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
Yavuz Sultan Selim[3][4] Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg 28 March 1911
SMS Goeben 		16 August 1914
Yavuz Sultan Selim 		1930 Yavuz Sultan; 1936 Yavuz; Decommissioned 20 December 1950; Stricken 14 November 1954; stationary headquarters of Battle Fleet Command & Mine Fleet Command thru 1960; Sold & eventually scrapped July 1973-February 1976

Protected cruisers

Mecidiye

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Mecidiye[3][5] William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia 25 July 1903 19 December 1903
Mecidiye 		Struck mine & sank near Odessa 3 April 1915; Salvaged by Russia 8 June 1915 & joined Russian Navy (Prut) 29 October 1915; Captured by Germans 1 May 1918; Returned Ottoman Navy 13 May 1918; Used as cadet training ship 1940-47; Decommissioned 1 March 1947; Sold & scrapped 1952-1956

Hamidiye

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Hamidiye[3][4] Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd., Newcastle 25 September 1903 April 1904
Abdül Hamid 		Hamidiye after July 1908; British control 1918–25, then ceded to Turkey; Used for cadet training 1940-47; Decommissioned March 1947; museum ship 1949-51; Sold & scrapped 10 September 1964-66

Torpedo cruisers

Peyk-i Şevket class

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Peyk-i Şevket Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel 15 November 1906 November 1907
Peyk-i Şevket 		Decommissioned 30 October 1918; Renamed Peyk 1923 & re-commissioned 1927; Stricken 1944; Broken-up 1953–54
Berk-i Satvet Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel 1 December 1906 November 1907
Berk-i Satvet 		Renamed Berk 1923; Stricken 1944; Broken-up 1953–55

Destroyers

Samsun class

(Version of French Navy Durandal-class destroyer):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Samsun[3][4] SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux 1907 3 September 1907 Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949
Taşoz[3][4] Schneider-Creusot, Nantes 1907 1907 Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949
Basra[3][4] SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux 1907 3 September 1907 Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949

Muâvenet-i Millîye class

(Ex- Kaiserliche Marine S-165 class):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Muâvenet-i Millîye[3][6] Fr Schichau AG, Elbing 20 March 1909
Ex-S-165 		17 August 1910 Decommissioned October 1918; Discarded 1924 & used as accommodation hulk; Scrapped 1953
Nümûne-i Hamiyet[3][6] Fr Schichau AG, Elbing 3 July 1909
Ex-S-167 		17 August 1910 Decommissioned October 1918 & used as storage hulk; Broken-up 1953

Adatepe class

(Version of Regia Marina Folgore class):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Kocatepe[7][8] Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente 7 February 1931 18 October 1931 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped
TCG Adatepe[7][8] Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente 19 March 1931 18 October 1931 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped

Tinaztepe class

(Version of Regia Marina Freccia class):

Ship Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Tınaztepe[7][8] C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 27 July 1931 6 June 1932 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped
TCG Zafer[7][8] C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 20 September 1931 6 June 1932 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped

Gayret

(Ex- Royal Navy O-class destroyer:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Gayret[7][8] Fairfield, Govan 14 January 1941
Ex- Royal Navy HMS Oribi (G66)[9] 		18 June 1946 Used as a headquarters ship; Scrapped 1965

Demirhisar-class destroyer

(Modified Royal Navy I class):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Demirhisar[7][8] Denny, Dumbarton 28 January 1941 1942 Decommissioned 1960
TCG Sultanhisar[7][8] Denny, Dumbarton 17 December 1940 1942 Decommissioned 1960
TCG Muavenet[7][8] Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness 24 February 1941 Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as HMS Inconstant (H49):[10]
Returned to Turkey on 9 March 1946 		Scrapped 1960
TCG Gayret[7][8] Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness 15 December 1940 Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as HMS Ithuriel (H05):[11]
Constructive total loss 1943 after being damaged beyond repair by enemy aircraft, 28 November 1942 		Sold for scrapping August 1944; United Kingdom gave HMS Oribi (G66) to Turkey instead of HMS Ithuriel (H05)

Ex-Gleaves class (US Navy)

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Gaziantep (D-344)[7][8] Federal, Kearny 20 February 1942 as Ex-USS Lansdowne (DD-486) 10 June 1949 Scrapped 1973
TCG Giresun (D-345)[7][8] Federal, Kearny 20 March 1942 as Ex-USS McCalla (DD-488) 29 April 1949 Scrapped 1973
TCG Gelibolu (D-346)[7][8] Federal, Kearny 22 November 1941 as Ex-USS Buchanan (DD-484) 28 April 1949 Scrapped 1976
TCG Gemlik (D-347)[7][8] Federal, Kearny 20 March 1942 as Ex-USS Lardner (DD-487) 10 June 1949 Stricken 1974; Sunk as a target 21 November 1982 in Eastern Mediterranean

Ex-M-class

(Ex- Royal Navy M-class destroyer):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Alp Alslan (D-348)[7][8] Scotts, Greenock 30 December 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Milne (G14)[12] 29 June 1959 Discarded 1970
TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-349)[7][8] Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne 30 October 1940 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Marne (G35)[13] 29 June 1959 Scrapped 1970
TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-350)[7][8] Stephen, Linthouse 4 September 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Matchless (G52)[14] 29 June 1959 Scrapped 1971
TCG Piyale Paşa (D-351)[7][8] Stephen, Linthouse 3 November 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Meteor (G73)[15] 29 June 1959 Discarded 1979?

Ex-Fletcher-class destroyer (US Navy)

(Ex- US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer:)

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG İstanbul (D-340)[7][8] Federal, Kearny, NJ 18 April 1943 as Ex-USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) 14 January 1967 Scrapped 1987
TCG İzmir (D-341)[7][8] Gulf, Chickasaw, AL 19 December 1943 as Ex-USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) 28 February 1967 on loan from USA; 15 February 1973 sold to Turkey Scrapped 1987
TCG İzmit (D-342)[7][8] Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 5 June 1943 as Ex-USS Cogswell (DD-651) 1 October 1969 Scrapped 1981
TCG İskenderun (D-343)[7][8] Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA 29 October 1942 as Ex-USS Boyd (DD-544) 1 October 1969 Scrapped 1981
TCG İçel (D-34)[7][8] Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA 12 December 1943 as Ex-USS Preston (DD-795) 15 November 1969 Scrapped 1981

Ex-Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy Robert H. Smith class (Allen M. Sumner class):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Zafer (D-356)[16] Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, CA 17 December 1944 as Ex-USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) 1 July 1972 Stricken & returned to USA 1993; Scrapped 1994
TCG Muavenet (DM-357)[16] Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA 9 April 1944 as Ex-USS Gwin (DD-772) -> USS Gwin (DM-33) 15 August 1971 Damaged during NATO exercise on 2 October 1992; Stricken & scrapped 1993

Gearing-class destroyer (US Navy)

(Ex- US Navy Gearing-class destroyer:)

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Yücetepe (D-345)[16] Consolidated, Orange, TX 12 May 1945 as Ex-USS Orleck (DD-886) 1 October 1982 Returned to the USA 12 August 2000 as museum ship - now in Jacksonville, Florida as of 26 March 2022
TCG Savaştepe (D-348)[16] Consolidated, Orange, TX 28 June 1945 as Ex-USS Meredith (DD-890) 29 June 1979 Scrapped 1995
TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-349)[16] Consolidated, Orange, TX 9 November 1945 as Ex-USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822) 5 June 1980 Decommissioned 1998; Scrapped 2000
TCG Piyale Paşa (D-350)[16] Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 8 September 1945 as Ex-USS Fiske (DD-842) 5 June 1980 Ran aground & damaged 1996; Scrapped 1999
TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-351)[16] Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, MA 15 March 1946 as Ex-USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) September 1973 Damaged by friendly warplane fire during Operation Atilla 21 July 1974; Scrapped January 1994
TCG Gayret (D-352)[16] Todd Pacific, Seattle, WA 8 January 1946 as Ex-USS Eversole (DD-789) 11 July 1973 Stricken 1995; Museum ship at the Kocaeli Museum Ships Command
TCG Adatepe (D-353)[16] Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY 17 January 1946 as Ex-USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) 27 March 1971 Decommissioned 6 August 1993; Scrapped
TCG Kocatepe (D-354)[16] Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA 22 May 1945 as Ex-USS Harwood (DD-861) 17 December 1971 Sunk in error by Turkish aircraft during Turkish invasion of Cyprus 21 July 1974
TCG Kocatepe (D354)[16] Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA 25 February 1945 as Ex-USS Norris (DD-859) 1 July 1974 as replacement for ex-USS Harwood above Decommissioned & sold for scrap June 1994
TCG Tınaztepe (D-355)[16] Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA 24 June 1946 as Ex-USS Keppler (DD-765) 1 July 1972 Collided with civilian petrol tanker Aygaz-3 in the Izmit gulf 2 May 1984; Decommissioned 31 October 1984; Scrapped

Ex-Carpenter class (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy Carpenter-class anti-submarine destroyer:

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Alçi Tepe (D-346)[16] Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 15 July 1946 as Ex-USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) 16 February 1982 Decommissioned & scrapped 1999
TCG Anıttepe (D-347)[16] Consolidated, Orange, TX 30 December 1945 as Ex-USS Carpenter (DD-825) 20 February 1981 (leased to Turkey); Purchased 8 June 1987 Decommissioned November 1997; Stricken March 1998; Broken-up 1999

Frigates

Berk class

(Modified US Navy Claud Jones-class destroyer escort):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Berk (D-358)[17] Gölcük Naval Shipyard 25 June 1971 12 July 1972 Decommissioned 1995
TCG Peyk (D-359)[17] Gölcük Naval Shipyard 7 June 1972 24 July 1975 Unknown

Gelibolu class

(Ex- Bundesmarine Köln-class frigate: F120)

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Gelibolu (D-360)[17] HC Stülcken, Hamburg 15 August 1959 as Ex-Karlsruhe (F223) (Bundesmarine) 28 March 1983 as Gazi Osman Pasa renamed Gelibolu 1984; Decommissioned 27 June 1994; Scrapped
TCG Gemlik (D-361)[17] HC Stülcken, Hamburg 21 March 1959 as Ex-Emden (F221) (Bundesmarine) 23 September 1983 Decommissioned & scrapped after fire on board in 1992; replaced by another ship given the same name which was originally to be used for spare parts in 1989; Decommissioned & scrapped July 1994

Tepe-class frigate

(Ex-Knox-class frigate US Navy ):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Muavenet (F-250)[18] Avondale, Westwego, LA 21 October 1972 as Ex-USS Capodanno (FF-1093) 30 July 1993 leased to Turkey; 22 February 2002 sold to Turkey Decommissioned 2012
TCG Adatepe (F-251)[18] Todd, San Pedro, California 24 January 1970 as Ex-USS Fanning (FF-1076) 31 July 1993 Decommissioned 2001
TCG Kocatepe (F-252)[18] Lockheed, Seattle, WA 1 August 1970 as Ex-USS Reasoner (FF-1063) 28 August 1993 leased to Turkey; 22 February 2002 sold to Turkey Sunk as target in Mediterranean, 4 May 2005
TCG Zafer (F-253)[18] Avondale, Westwego, LA 12 August 1972 as Ex-USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092) 30 August 1993 Stricken 14 June 2016; Sunk as target ship in Turkish Navy exercise Beyaz Fırtına 2016
TCG Ege (F-256)[18] Avondale, Westwego, LA 15 April 1972 as Ex-USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) 27 May 1994 under lease Decommissioned 21 March 2005; Museum ship İnciraltı Sea Museum, Izmir, Turkey
TCG Karadeniz (F-255)[18] Avondale, Westwego, LA 22 May 1971 as Ex-USS Donald B. Beary (FF-1085) 1994 leased to Turkey; 2 February 2002 sold to Turkey Decommissioned & scrapped 2006
TCG Trakya (F-254)[18] Avondale, Westwego, LA 20 March 1971 as Ex-USS McCandless (FF-1084) 6 May 1994 leased to Turkey; February 2002 sold to Turkey Decommissioned 2003; Scrapped
TCG Akdeniz (F-257)[18] Avondale, Westwego, LA 2 May 1970 as Ex-USS Bowen (FF-1079) 30 June 1994 leased to Turkey; 22 February 2002 sold to Turkey Decommissioned 2011

Gabya class

(Ex-Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate US Navy):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Gaziantep (F-490) Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 16 February 1980
Ex-USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) 		27 August 1997 Active
TCG Giresun (F-491) Todd Pacific, Seattle, WA 27 March 1979
Ex-USS Antrim (FFG-20) 		27 August 1997 Active
TCG Gemlik (F-492) Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 15 May 1980
Ex-USS Flatley (FFG-21) 		27 August 1998 Active
TCG Gelibolu (F-493) Todd Pacific, San Pedro, CA 27 June 1981
Ex-USS Reid (FFG-30) 		5 January 1999 Active
TCG Gökçeada (F-494) Todd Pacific, San Pedro, CA 7 February 1981
Ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) 		5 April 1999 Active
TCG Gediz (F-495) Todd Pacific, San Pedro, CA 20 October 1979
Ex-USS John A. Moore (FFG-19) 		1 September 2000 Active
TCG Gökova (F-496) Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 14 July 1979
Ex-USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) 		11 April 2002 Active
TCG Göksu (F-497) Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 3 November 1979
Ex-USS Estocin (FFG-15) 		3 April 2003 Active

Yavuz class

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Yavuz (F-240)[17] Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 30 May 1985[19] 11 October 1987[19] Active
TCG Turgutreis (F-241)[17] Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel 17 July 1987[19] 4 February 1988[19] Active
TCG Fatih (F-242)[17] Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli 24 April 1987[19] 12 October 1988[19] Active
TCG Yıldırım (F-243)[17] Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli 22 July 1988[19] 17 November 1989[19] Active

Barbaros class

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-A):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Barbaros (F-244)[18] Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 29 September 1993 23 May 1997 Active
TCG Oruçreis (F-245)[18] Gölcük Naval Shipyard 28 July 1994 23 May 1997 Active

Salihreis class

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-B):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Salihreis (F-246) Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 26 September 1997 22 July 1998 Active
TCG Kemalreis (F-247) Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli 22 July 1998 8 June 2000 Active

Corvettes

Burak class

(Ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class French Navy):

Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Bozcaada (F-500) DCN, Lorient 20 May 1978 as Ex-F787 Commandant de Pimodan 2000 Active
TCG Bodrum (F-501) DCN, Lorient 30 November 1974 as Ex-F783 Drogou November 2000 Decommissioned 2022
TCG Bandırma (F-502) DCN, Lorient 7 August 1976 as Ex-F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil November 2000 Active
TCG Beykoz (F-503) DCN, Lorient 1 June 1973 as Ex-F781 D'Estienne d'Orves 26 June 2002 Active
TCG Bartın (F-504) DCN, Lorient 30 November 1974 as Ex-F782 Amyot d'Inville 3 June 2002 Active
TCG Bafra (F-505) DCN, Lorient 13 August 1977 as Ex-F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan 26 June 2002 Active

Ada class

( - MILGEM):

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
TCG Heybeliada (F-511) Istanbul Naval Shipyard 27 September 2008 27 September 2011 Active
TCG Büyükada (F-512) Istanbul Naval Shipyard 27 September 2011 27 September 2013 Active
TCG Burgazada (F-513) Istanbul Naval Shipyard 21 June 2016 4 November 2018 Active
TCG Kınalıada (F-514) Istanbul Naval Shipyard 3 July 2017 29 September 2019 Active

Sources

  1. ^ Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu" Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. (in Turkish)
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  9. ^ HMS Oribi (G 66), Naval History Homepage
  10. ^ HMS Inconstant (H 49), Naval History Homepage
  11. ^ HMS Ithuriel (H 05), Naval History Homepage
  12. ^ HMS Milne (G 14), Naval History Homepage
  13. ^ HMS Marne (G 35), Naval History Homepage
  14. ^ HMS Matchless (G 52), Naval History Homepage
  15. ^ HMS Meteor (G 73), Naval History Homepage
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