List of patrol vessels of the Turkish Navy

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

Torpedo boats

Hamidiye class

Hamidiye-class torpedo boat:

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Yunus	Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente	1901	1902	Decommissioned 1929 Broken up 1935

Akhisar class

Akhisar-class torpedo boat:

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Akhisar	Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente	1904	1904	Broken up 1935

Antalya class

Antalya-class torpedo boat

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Draç	Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente	1904	1905	Decommissioned 1924 Broken up 1936
Musul	Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente	1904	1905	Decommissioned 1929 Broken up 1936

Demirhisar class

Demirhisar-class torpedo boat

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Sivrihisar	Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente	1907	1907	Decommissioned 1928 Broken up 1935
Sultanhisar	Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente	1907	1907	Decommissioned 1928 Broken up 1935

Motor Torpedo Boat

MTB-1 - MTB-10

Patrol vessels

Harbour Defence Motor Launch

ML-1 - ML-7

Fairmile B motor launch

AB-1 - AB-8

Ex-US Auk class

Ex- Royal Navy Auk class:

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Çandarlı	Alameda, Alameda	Ex-HMS Frolic (J406)	March 1947	converted to survey ship TCG Çandarlı (A-593)
TCG Çardak (M-507)	Gulf, Chickasaw	Ex-HMS Tourmaline (J339)	March 1947
TCG Çarşamba	Associated, Seattle	Ex-HMS Tattoo (J374)	March 1947	converted to survey ship TCG Çarşamba (A-594)
TCG Çeşme (M-505)	Associated, Seattle	Ex-HMS Elfreda (J402)	March 1947
TCG Edincik (M-509)	Associated, Seattle	Ex-HMS Grecian (J352)	March 1947
TCG Erdemit (M-512)	Associated, Seattle	Ex-HMS Chance (J340)	March 1947
TCG Erdemli	Associated, Seattle	Ex-HMS Catherine (J12)	March 1947
TCG Ereğli	Gulf, Chickasaw	Ex-HMS Pique (J23)	March 1947

Ex-British Bathurst class

Ex- Royal Australian Navy Bathurst class corvette:

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
TCG Alanya (M-501)	Evans Deakin, Brisbane	Ex-HMAS Broome (J191)	August 1946	Decommissioned 1975
TCG Amasra (M-502)	BHP, Whyalla	Ex-HMAS Pirie (J189)	August 1946
TCG Ayvalık	BHP, Whyalla	Ex-HMAS Gawler (J188)	August 1946	Decommissioned 1963
TCG Antalya (M-500)	Poole & Steel, Sydney	Ex-HMAS Geraldton (J178)	August 1946	Renamed as TCG Ayvalık after 1963 in place of her sister ship. Decommissioned 1975
TCG Ayancık (M-503)	Evans Deakin, Brisbane	Ex-HMAS Launceston (J179)	August 1946	Sold into civilian service and renamed as Hamit Naci, 1965

Ex-British Bangor class

Ex- Royal Canadian Navy Bangor-class minesweeper:

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired
TCG Bafra (P-121)	Dufferin, Toronto	Ex-HMCS Nipigon (J154)	29 November 1957
TCG Bandırma (P-129)	Port Arthur, Current River, Port Arthur	Ex-HMCS Kenora (J281)	29 November 1957
TCG Bartın (P-130)	Port Arthur, Current River, Port Arthur	Ex-HMCS Kentville (J312)	29 November 1957
TCG Beykoz (P-122)	Port Arthur, Current River, Port Arthur	Ex-HMCS Blairmore (J314)	29 March 1958
TCG Beylerbeyi (P-123)	Dufferin, Toronto	Ex-HMCS Mahone (J159)	29 March 1958
TCG Biga (P-124)	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	Ex-HMCS Medicine Hat (J256)	29 November 1957
TCG Bodrum (P-125)	Port Arthur, Current River, Port Arthur	Ex-HMCS Fort William (J311)	29 November 1957
TCG Bornova (P-126)	Dufferin, Toronto	Ex-HMCS Westmount (J318)	29 March 1958
TCG Bozcaada (P-127)	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	Ex-HMCS Swift Current (J254)	29 March 1958
TCG Büyükdere (P-128)	Dufferin, Toronto	Ex-HMCS Sarnia (J309)	29 March 1958

Ex-US PC type

Hisar class patrol vessel (Ex- US Navy PC-1638-class submarine chaser):

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
TCG Sultanhisar (P-111)	Gunderson, Portland	Ex-USS PC-1638		out of service 2002
TCG Demirhisar (P-112)	Gunderson, Portland	Ex-USS PC-1639
TCG Yarhisar (P-113)	Gunderson, Portland	Ex-USS PC-1640	18 July 1965	out of service 2005 - museum at Gölcük/KOCAELİ
TCG Akhisar (P-114)	Gunderson, Portland	Ex-USS PC-1641
TCG Sivrihisar (P-115)	Gunderson, Portland	Ex-USS PC-1642
TCG Koçhisar (P-116)	Gunderson, Portland	Ex-USS PC-1643 (assembled at Gölcük)	July 1965

Spanish Lazaga class

Light version of Spanish Lazaga-class fast attack craft:

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Girne (P-140)	Taşkızak Naval Shipyard, Istanbul

Ex-US PGM-71 class

AB-21-class gunboat (Ex- US Navy PGM-71-class motor gunboat):

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
TCG AB-21 (P-1221)		Ex-USS PGM-104
TCG AB-22 (P-1222)		Ex-USS PGM-105
TCG AB-23 (P-1223)		Ex-USS PGM-106
TCG AB-24 (P-1224)		Ex-USS PGM-108

Ex-USCG 83-footer cutter type

Ex- USCG "83-footer" cutter type

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
LS-9				P-339/P-1209/P-109
LS-10				P-308/P-1210/P-110
LS-11				P-309/P-1211/P-111
LS-12				P-310/P-1212/P-112
LS-13
LS-14
LS-15
LS-16
LS-17
LS-18
LS-19

AB-25 class

AB-25 class (Türk tipi avcı botu):

Name	Builder	Fate
TCG AB-25 (P-125)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul	out of service in 2000
TCG AB-26 (P-126)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul	transferred to Kazakhstan in 1999
TCG AB-27 (P-127)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-28 (P-128)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-29 (P-129)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-30 (P-130)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul	transferred to Georgia in 1998
TCG AB-31 (P-131)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-32 (P-132)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul	transferred to Kazakhstan in 2001
TCG AB-33 (P-133)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul	out of service in 2002
TCG AB-34 (P-134)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul	transferred to Azerbaijan in 2000
TCG AB-35 (P-135)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul
TCG AB-36 (P-136)	Camialtı Shipyard, Istanbul

New type patrol boat

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
P-1200	Dearsan Shipyard, Tuzla	9 April 2010	-	-

Fast attack crafts

Doğan class

Doğan class MAS:

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
Doğan	S.V.A.N.	1926	1931	1940s
Martı	S.V.A.N.	1926	1931	1940s
Denizkuşu	S.V.A.N.	1926	1931	1940s

Bora, Kasırga, Şimşek, Tayfun, Yıldırım

Ex-West German Nasty class

Ex West German Nasty-class (Klasse 152), Norwegian Nasty type patrol boat):

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
TCG Doğan (P-327)	Båtservice Verft, Mandal	Ex-P6191 Hugin	1959	Discarded 1973
TCG Martı (P-328)	Båtservice Verft, Mandal	Ex-P6192 Munin	1960	Discarded 1973

Ex-West German Jaguar class

Ex West German Jaguar-class fast attack craft, Klasse 140:

Name	Builder	Launched
TCG Fırtına (P-330)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Pelikan
TCG Tufan (P-331)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Storch
TCG Kılıç (P-332)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Penguin
TCG Mızrak (P-333)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Löwe
TCG Yıldız (P-334)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Höhnel
TCG Kalkan (P-335)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Wolf
TCG Karayel (P-336)	Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack	Ex-Tiger

Kartal class

Kartal-class fast attack craft (ex West German Zobel-class fast attack, Klasse 142):

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
TCG Denizkuşu (P-321)				Extant in 2010
TCG Atmaca (P-322)				Extant in 2010
TCG Şahin (P-323)				Extant in 2010
TCG Kartal (P-324)				Extant in 2010
TCG Meltem (P-325)				Sunk 24 September 1985
TCG Pelikan (P-326)				Extant in 2010
TCG Albatros (P-327)				Extant in 2010
TCG Şimsek (P-328)				Extant in 2010
TCG Kasırga (P-329)				Extant in 2010

Ex-US Asheville class

Yıldırım-class fast attack craft (Ex- US Navy Asheville-class gunboat):

Name	Builder	Launched	Acquired	Fate
TCG Yıldırım (P-338)	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay	Ex-USS Defiance (PGM-95)	11 October 1973	sank off Lesbos 11 April 1985
TCG Bora (P-339)	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay	Ex-USS Surprise (PGM-97)	28 February 1973

Doğan class

Doğan-class fast attack craft (version of Lürssen Werft FPB-57):

Name	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Doğan (P-340)	16 June 1976	23 December 1977	Extant in 2010
TCG Martı (P-341)	28 July 1977	1 August 1978	Extant in 2010
TCG Tayfun (P-342)	19 July 1979	10 July 1980	Extant in 2010
TCG Volkan (P-343)	11 August 1980	12 May 1981	Extant in 2010

Rüzgar class

Rüzgar-class fast attack craft (version of Lürssen Werft FPB-57):

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Rüzgar (P-344)				Extant in 2010
TCG Poyraz (P-345)				Extant in 2010
TCG Gurbet (P-346)				Extant in 2010
TCG Fırtına (P-347)				Extant in 2010

Yıldız class

Yıldız-class fast attack craft (version of Lürssen Werft FPB-57):

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Yıldız (P-348)				Extant in 2010
TCG Karayel (P-349)				Extant in 2010

Kılıç class

Kılıç-class fast attack craft ( Lürssen Werft):

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Kılıç (P-330)				Extant in 2010
TCG Kalkan (P-331)				Extant in 2010
TCG Mızrak (P-332)				Extant in 2010

Kılıç II class

Kılıç II-class fast attack craft ( Lürssen Werft):

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
TCG Tufan (P-333)				Extant in 2010
TCG Meltem (P-334)				Extant in 2010
TCG İmbat (P-335)				Extant in 2010
TCG Zıpkın (P-336)				Extant in 2010
TCG Atak (P-337)				Extant in 2010
TCG Bora (P-338)				Extant in 2010

Sources

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)
^ Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 474.
^ Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 478.
Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 479.
Refakat ve Karakol Filosu Komutanlığı
New Type Patrol Boat Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, DEARSAN Shipyard

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