Tinaztepe-class destroyer

The Tinaztepe class were two destroyers built in Italy for the Turkish Navy in the 1930s.

Turkish destroyer TCG Zafer
Class overview
Name: Tınaztepe class
Builders: C.T. Riva Trigoso, Italy
Operators:  Turkish Naval Forces
Preceded by: Adatepe class
Built: 1930-32
In commission: 1931-54
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
Scrapped: 2
General characteristics
Type: Destroyer
Displacement: 1225 tonnes standard, 1635 tonnes full load
Length: 96 m (315 ft)
Beam: 9.3 m (31 ft)
Draught: 3.28 m (10.8 ft)
Propulsion: 2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Thornycroft type boilers, 35,000 hp (26,100 kW)
Speed: 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 149
Armament:

These ships were versions of the contemporary Italian Folgore-class destroyer or Freccia-class destroyer[1] and were purchased while being built for the Italian Navy. In contrast with other Italian destroyers built for export they had their main armament mounted in two twin turrets.

Ships

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
Tınaztepe C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 27 July 1931 6 June 1932 February 1954
Zafer 30 September 1931 6 June 1932 February 1954

Notes

  1. Robert Gardiner, Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, 1980, p. 407.
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References

  • Whitley, M.J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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