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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
OTTOMAN EMPIRE / TURKEY
MINE WARFARE SHIPS AND CRAFT
ALANYA patrols / minesweepers (1942/1946)
Photo
Ayvalık 1968
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayvalık (ex-Gawler) | Broken Hill, Whyalla, Australia | 1.1941 | 4.10.1941 | 8.1942 // 8.1946 | discarded 1963 | ||
| Antalya (ex-Geraldton), 1963- Ayvalık | M500 | Poole & Steel, Sydney, Australia | 3.1941 | 16.8.1941 | 4.1942 // 8.1946 | auxiliary 1965 | |
| Alanya (ex-Broome) | M501 | Evans Deakin, Brisbane, Australia | 5.1941 | 6.10.1941 | 7.1942 // 8.1946 | auxiliary 1965 | |
| Amasra (ex-Pirie) | M502 | Broken Hill, Whyalla, Australia | 5.1941 | 3.12.1941 | 10.1942 // 8.1946 | auxiliary 1965 | |
| Hamit Nacı (ex-Launceston) | M503 | Evans Deakin, Brisbane, Australia | 12.1940 | 30.6.1941 | 4.1942 // 8.1946 | discarded 1965 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 650 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 790 |
| Length, m | 56.7 |
| Breadth, m | 9.50 |
| Draught, m | 3.00 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1550 - 2000 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 - 16 |
| Fuel, t | oil 124 - 153 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 102/45 Mk XX, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (82), mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | type 271, SC radars, type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 80 - 90 |
Standard scale images
Alanya 1960
Graphics
Ayvalık 1968
Project history
Former Australian Bathurst class fleet minesweepers, transferred to Turkey. Rated as minesweepers but used mainly as escorts.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
