List of miscellaneous ships of the Turkish Navy

This is a list of Turkish Navy miscellaneous ships that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920[1] to present.

Turkish Naval Forces
Components
Special Forces
  • Underwater Offence Group
  • Underwater Defence Group
History
  • History of the Naval Forces
Equipment

School ships

Ex- Type 401 (Rhein class fast attack craft tender):

    • TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa (A-579) (i) ex A69 Donau
    • TCG Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa (A-579) (ii) ex A61 Elbe

Ex- Type 402 (Mosel class fast minesweeper tender)

    • TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa (A-577) ex A54 Isar

Training boats
  • E class training boat
    • TCG E-1 (A-1531)
    • TCG E-2 (A-1532)
    • TCG E-3 (A-1533)
    • TCG E-4 (A-1534)
    • TCG E-5 (A-1535)
    • TCG E-6 (A-1536)
    • TCG E-7 (A-1537)
    • TCG E-8 (A-1538)

Liquid fuel tankers
  • Çınar class coastal tanker ( Germany FW 1 class):
    • TCG Çınar (A-581) ex FW-1
    • TCG Söğüt (A-598) ex FW-2
    • TCG Kavak (A-600) ex FW-4
  • TCG Akpınar (A-574) ex USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26)
  • TCG İnebolu (A-575) ex  Germany Bodensee
  • Van class water tanker:[2]
    • TCG Van (A-579)
    • TCG Ulabat (A-580)
  • TCG Taşkızak (A-570)
  • TCG Binbaşı Sadettin Gürcan (A-573)
  • Albay Hakkı Burak class liquid fuel tanker:
    • TCG Albay Hakkı Burak (A-571)
    • TCG Yüzbaşı İhsan Tolunay (A-572)
  • Akar class fleet support ship:[3]
    • TCG Akar (A-580)
    • TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör (A-595)

Dry cargo ships
  • Karadeniz Ereğlisi type dry cargo ship (Kanarya class):
    • TCG Şarköy (A-591)
    • TCG Karadeniz Ereğlisi (A-592)
    • TCG Eceabat (A-593)

Salvage ships
  • Akın class submarine rescue ship ( Chanticleer class):
    • TCG Akın (A-585) Ex-USS Greenlet (ASR-10)
  • Alemdar class submarine rescue ship
    • TCG Alemdar (A-582)
  • Işın class salvage ship ( Escape class)
  • Kemer class salvage assistance ship (Ex- Mercure class):
    • TCG Kemer (A-582) Ex-West Germany M-1255 Passau

Tugs
  • Akbaş class offshore tug (Ex- Almaz class):
    • TCG Akbaş (A-586)
  • Kurtaran class offshore tug (Ex- Penguin class submarine rescue ship):
  • Gazal class (Ex- Navajo class fleet tug):
    • TCG Gazal (A-587) Ex-USS Sioux (ATF-75)
  • Değirmendere class offshore tug (Ex- Tenace class):
    • TCG Değirmendere (A-576) Ex-French Centaure (A674)
  • Darıca class offshore tug:
    • TCG Darıca (A-578)
  • Aksaz class offshore tug (Ex- Type 414 harbour tug):
    • TCG Aksaz (A-583)
  • İnebolu class offshore tug (Ex- Powhatan class fleet ocean tug):

Net laying ships
  •  USA
    • TCG Ağ-4 (P-304) ex USS Larch (AN-21) Aloe class net laying ship:
  •  USA -  Germany AN-103 class
    • TCG Ağ-5 (P-305) ex AN 103
  •  USA -  Netherlands AN-93 class
    • TCG Ağ-6 (P-306) ex AN-93

Survey ships
  • Yunus class electronic survey ship ( Germany Type 422B class):
    • TCG Yunus (A-590) ex Alster
  • Deney class survey ship
  • Çeşme class hydrographic and oceanographic survey ship ( USA Silas Bent class):
    • TCG Çeşme
  • Çubuklu class hydrographic and oceanographic survey ship
    • TCG Çubuklu (A-594)

Repair ships
  • TCG Başaran (A-582) Ex-USS Patroclus (ARL-19) decommissioned 22 April 1993

Troop transport ship
  • İskenderun class troop transport ship:
    • TCG İskenderun (A-1600)

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)
  2. Van class water tanker, Turkish Naval Forces
  3. Akar class fleet support ship, Turkish Naval Forces
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