Akar-class replenishment oiler
TCG Akar at Cartagena on 31 May 2010
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Class overview | |
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Name | Akar |
Operators | Turkish Navy |
Built | 1987–1995 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics for Yarbay Kudret Güngör | |
Type | Replenishment oiler |
Displacement | 19,350 t (19,040 long tons) (full load) |
Length | 145.1 m (476 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 22.8 m (74 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | 4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft. |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 203 |
Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter pad |
The Akar class is a series of two
Description
The Akar class is designed for
The two vessels, Akar and Yarbay Kudret Güngör have different capacities. Akar has capacity for 16,000 t (16,000 long tons; 18,000 short tons) of
List of ships
Hull number | Ship | Builder[2] | Laid down[2] | Launched[2] | Commissioned[2] | Status |
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A-580 | Akar | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 5 August 1982 | 17 November 1983 | 9 September 1987 | In service |
A-595 | Yarbay Kudret Güngör | Sedef Shipyard, Istanbul | 5 November 1993 | 15 November 1994 | 24 October 1995 | In service |
Construction and career
The two ships of the Akar class were constructed in different decades. Akar was named for Akar, and Yarbay Kudret Güngör for the commander of TCG Muavenet who died during a naval exercise in 1992.[4] Akar was laid down in 1982 at Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli, Turkey. The vessel was launched in 1983 and commissioned in 1987. Yarbay Kudret Güngör was laid down in 1993 by Sedef Shipyard at Istanbul, Turkey, launched in 1994 and commissioned in 1995.[2] Yarbay Kudret Güngör was the first Turkish naval ship to be constructed by a private shipyard.[4][5] Akar is primarily used as an oiler while Yarbay Kudret Güngör is used as a logistic support ship.[2]
See also
- List of Turkish Navy ships
Notes
Citations
- ^ Couhat 1986, p. 475.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Saunders 2009, p. 840.
- ^ "Fleet Support Ships". Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Akar Class". Bosphorous Naval News. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Bekdil, Burak (21 May 2013). "Six shipyards set sail to win military ship contract". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
References
- Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.