Akar-class replenishment oiler

TCG Akar (A-580), Akar-class fleet support ship at Cartagena, May 31, 2010.
Class overview
Name: Akar
Operators:  Turkish Naval Forces
Built: 1987–1995
Completed: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Type: Replenishment oiler [1]
Displacement: 19,350 tonnes (full load)
Length: 145 m (475.7 ft)
Beam: 22.8 m (74.8 ft)
Draught: 8.4 m (27.6 ft)
Propulsion: 6,500 hp (4,847 kW) diesel engine, one shaft.
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement:
  • 14 officers
  • 43 non-commissioned officers
  • 98 sailors
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Aft helicopter pad

The Akar class is a series of replenishment oilers and fleet support ships, originally designed and built for service in the Turkish Navy.[2]

List of ships

[2]

Ship Namesake Builder Commissioned Status
TCG Akar (A-580) Akar Gölcük Naval Shipyard,Kocaeli 9 September 1987 In service 2016
TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör (A-595) Yarbay Kudret Güngör Sedef Shipyard, Istanbul [3] 24 October 1995 In service 2016

See also

References

  1. Turkish Naval Forces
  2. 1 2 Bosphorus Naval News
  3. Daily News
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