List of major surface ships of the Turkish Navy
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Turkish Navy
The Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.- Ottoman fleet after Mudros :Following the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, on November 3, 1918, the fleet commander of the Ottoman Navy, Liva Amiral Arif Pasha, ordered all flags to be...

 major surface ships that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920 to present.

Turgut Reis

Turgut Reis class battleship
Brandenburg class battleship
The four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships were Germany's first ocean-going battleships. They were also the first German warship, of any type, to be fitted with wireless communications. The class comprised , , , and . All were laid down in 1890 and completed by 1893, except for...


Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
Turgut Reis
SMS Weißenburg
SMS Weissenburg"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was one of the first ocean-going battleshipsAt the time, the German navy referred to the ship as a "ship of the line" , instead of "battleship" . of the German Imperial Navy...

  AG Vulcan, Stettin 14 December 1891
SMS Weißenburg
SMS Weißenburg
SMS Weissenburg"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was one of the first ocean-going battleshipsAt the time, the German navy referred to the ship as a "ship of the line" , instead of "battleship" . of the German Imperial Navy...

12 Septemter 1910
Turgut Reis
Coastal defence ship
broken up 1956–57

Battlecruiser

Moltke class

Moltke class battlecruiser
Moltke class battlecruiser
The Moltke class was a class of two "all-big-gun" battlecruisersThe German navy classified the ships as Großen Kreuzer . These ships differed from older Großen Kreuzer, such as the Roon class, in that they carried a uniform main battery, instead of four large guns and a mixed array of smaller weapons...


Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
Yavuz Sultan Selim
SMS Goeben
SMS Goeben was the second of two Moltke-class battlecruisers of the Imperial German Navy, launched in 1911 and named after the German Franco-Prussian War veteran General August Karl von Goeben...

  Blohm & Voss AG.
Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss , is a German shipbuilding and engineering works. It is a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems; there were plans to sell 80% of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi Mar Group, but talks collapsed in July 2011.-History:It was founded on April 5, 1877, by Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss as a...

, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

SMS Goeben
SMS Goeben
SMS Goeben was the second of two Moltke-class battlecruisers of the Imperial German Navy, launched in 1911 and named after the German Franco-Prussian War veteran General August Karl von Goeben...

16 August 1914
Yavuz Sultan Selim
1930 Yavuz Selim, 1936 Yavuz
broken up July 1973 - February 1976

Protected cruisers

Mecidiye

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Mecidiye
Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye
The protected cruiser Mecidiye served in the Ottoman Navy in the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Sunk by a mine, it was salvaged and commissioned by the Russian Navy, before being returned to the Ottomans in 1918...

William Camp & Sons
William Cramp and Sons
thumb | upright | 1899 advertisement for William Cramp & Sons William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia was founded in 1825 by William Cramp, and was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder in the 19th century. The American Ship & Commerce Corporation bought the yard in 1919 but closed...

, Philadelphia
25 July 1903
(as Abdül Mecid)
19 December 1903
Mecidiye
1940- cadet training ship
1952-1956 broken up

Hamidiye

Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Hamidiye
Ottoman cruiser Hamidiye
HamidiyeThe name is also sometimes rendered as Hamidieh in English; see Gardiner and Gray, p. 389 and Halpern, p. 228. was an Ottoman cruiser that saw extensive action during the Balkan Wars and World War I...

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd.
Armstrong Whitworth
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. Headquartered in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft.-History:In 1847,...

, Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

25 September 1903 April 1904
Hamidiye
1940- cadet training ship
1966 broken up

Peyk-i Şevket class

Peyk-i Şevket class torpedo cruiser:
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Peyk   Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel 15 November 1906 November 1907
Peyk-i Şevket
Discarded late 1940s
Berk   Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft was a German shipbuilding company, located in the harbour at Kiel, and one of the largest and most important builders of U-boats for the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I and the Kriegsmarine in World War II.-History:The company was founded in 1867 by Lloyd Foster, as...

, Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...

1 December 1906 November 1907
Berk-i Satvet
Discarded late 1940s

Samsun class

Samsun class destroyer (version of   French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

 Durandal class destroyer
Durandal class destroyer
The Durandal class was a class of four destroyers of the French Navy built between 1899-1900, used during the First World War. These vessels were France's first true destroyers rather than torpedo boats. Two units were launched in 1899 while another two followed in 1900.These vessels resembled the...

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Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Samsun   SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde
Forges Et Chantiers De La Gironde
Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde was a French shipbuilder at Lormont near Bordeaux on the Gironde estuary. The company was previously called Usine de construction navale Chaigneau et Bichon, then Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde S.A. Ets Schneider, before becoming Forges et Chantiers de la...

, Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

1907 1907 1949 broken up
Taşoz   SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux 1906 1907 1949 broken up
Basra   SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux 1906 1907 1949 broken up

Muâvenet-i Millîye class

Muâvenet-i Millîyet class destroyer (ex- Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...

 S-165 class):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Muâvenet-i Millîye
Muavenet-i Milliye
Muavenet-i Milliye or Muâvenet-i Millîye was a destroyer built for the Ottoman Navy prior to World War I. The ship is most notable for sinking the British pre-dreadnought battleship during the Dardanelles Campaign in World War I.- Naming :...

Fr Schichau AG
Schichau-Werke
The Schichau-Werke was a German engineering works and shipyard based in Elbing, formerly part of the German Empire, and which is today the town of Elbląg in northern Poland. It also had a subsidiary shipyard in Danzig .-Early years:...

, Elbing
Elblag
Elbląg is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elbląg County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. Before then it was the capital of Elbląg Voivodeship and a county seat in Gdańsk Voivodeship...

20 March 1909
ex S-165
17 August 1910 Stricken 1924
Nümûne-i Hamiyet Fr Schichau AG, Elbing 3 July 1909
ex S-167
17 August 1910 Stricken 1924

Kocatepe class

Kocatepe class destroyer
Adatepe class destroyer
The Adatepe class destroyer or Kocatepe class destroyer were two destroyers built for the Turkish Navy by the Italian company, Ansaldo of Genoa in 1931....

 (version of   Regia Marina
Regia Marina
The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...

 Folgore class destroyer
Folgore class destroyer
The Folgore Class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the 1930s. All four ships fought in World War II and were sunk. They were a modified version of the Freccia class destroyers, but had the beam reduced to try to increase speed...

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Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Kocatepe   Ansaldo
Gio. Ansaldo & C.
Ansaldo was one of Italy's oldest and most important engineering companies, existing for 140 years from 1853 to 1993.-From foundation to World War I:...

, Sestri Ponente
Sestri Ponente
Sestri Ponente is an industrial suburb of Genoa in northwest Italy. It is part of the Medio Ponente municipio of Genoa.-Geography:It is situated on the Ligurian Sea to the west of the city, between Cornigliano and Pegli...

7 February 1931 18 October 1931 February 1954 decommissioned
Adatepe   Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente 19 March 1931 18 October 1931 February 1954 decommissioned

Tınaztepe class

Tınaztepe class destroyer
Tinaztepe class destroyer
The Tinaztepe class were two destroyers built in Italy for the Turkish Navy in the 1930s.These ships were versions of the contemporary Italian Folgore class destroyer or Freccia class destroyer and were purchased while being built for the Italian Navy. In contrast with other Italian destroyers...

 (version of   Regia Marina
Regia Marina
The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...

 Freccia class destroyer
Freccia class destroyer
The Freccia class destroyer was a class of destroyers built for the Regia Marina, the Italian Royal Navy, in the 1930s. It was basically an enlarged version of the earlier Turbine class destroyers...

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Ship Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Tınaztepe   C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 27 July 1931 6 June 1932 February 1954 decommissioned
Zafer   C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 20 September 1931 6 June 1932 February 1954 decommissioned

Gayret

Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 O class destroyer:
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Gayret   Fairfield
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited was a British shipbuilding company in the Govan area on the Clyde in Glasgow. Fairfields, as it is often known, was a major warship builder, turning out many vessels for the Royal Navy and other navies through the First World War and the...

, Govan
Govan
Govan is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick....

14 January 1941
Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
18 June 1946 Discarded 1965

Demir Hisar class

Demir Hisar class destroyer (Modified Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 I class destroyer
I class destroyer
The I class was a class of eight destroyers plus a flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy ordered under the 1935 naval programme, laid down in 1936 and completed in 1937 and 1938...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
TCG Demir Hisar   Denny
William Denny and Brothers
William Denny and Brothers Limited, and often referred to simply as Denny, were a Scottish shipbuilding company.-History:The Company was founded by Peter Denny in 1840 and based in Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. Although the Denny yard was situated near the junction of the River Clyde and the River...

, Dumbarton
1941 Discarded 1960
TCG Sultan Hisar   Denny, Dumbarton 17 December 1940 Discarded 1960
TCG Muavenet   Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...

24 February 1941
Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
Discarded 1960
TCG Gayret   Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow 15 December 1940
Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
Broken up 1946-47

Ex-US Gleaves class

Ex-  US Navy Gleaves class destroyer
Gleaves class destroyer
The Gleaves-class destroyers were a class of 66 destroyers of the United States Navy built 1938–1942, and designed by Gibbs & Cox. The first ship of the class was the USS Gleaves . The U.S. Navy customarily names a class of ships after the first ship of the class; hence the Gleaves class...

:
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Federal
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at...

, Kearny
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....

Ex- 1950 Discarded 1973
  Federal, Kearny Ex- 29 April 1949 Discarded 1973
  Federal, Kearny Ex- 29 April 1949 Discarded 1976
  Federal, Kearny Ex- 1950 Stricken 1981

Ex-British M class

Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 M class destroyer
L and M class destroyer
The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers which served in the British Royal Navy during World War II. The ships of the class were launched between 1939 and 1942.-Design details:...

:
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Scotts
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, often referred to simply as Scotts, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Greenock on the River Clyde.- History :...

, Greenock
Greenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...

Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
19 June 1959 Discarded early 1970s
  Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
19 June 1959 Discarded early 1970s
  Stephen
Alexander Stephen and Sons
Alexander Stephen and Sons Limited, often referred to simply as Alex Stephens or just Stephens, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Linthouse, Govan in Glasgow, on the River Clyde.-History:...

, Linthouse
Linthouse
Linthouse is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It is immediately west of Govan, and although it is often referred to locally as 'Govan' due to its closeness, it is in fact a distinct area .Linthouse was home to the shipbuilder...

Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
19 June 1959 Discarded early 1970s
  Stephen, Linthouse Ex- Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 
19 June 1959 Discarded early 1970s

Ex-US Fletcher class

Ex-  US Navy Fletcher class destroyer
Fletcher class destroyer
The Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Federal, Kearny Ex- 14 January 1967 Stricken 1987
  Gulf, Chickasaw
Chickasaw, Alabama
Chickasaw is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. As of July 2007, the population was 5,979. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.-Geography:Chickasaw is located at . According to the U.S...

Ex- 28 February 1967 Stricken 1987
  Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy...

, Bath
Bath, Maine
Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...

Ex- 1 October 1969 Stricken 1980
  Bethlehem
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905...

, San Pedro
Ex- 1 October 1969 Stricken 1981
  Bethlehem, San Pedro Ex- 15 November 1969 Stricken 1981

Ex-US Allen M. Sumner class

Ex-  US Navy Robert H. Smith class destroyer
Robert H. Smith class destroyer
The Robert H. Smith class of destroyer minelayers was built by the United States during World War II.These vessels were all originally laid down as Allen M. Sumner class destroyers and converted during construction throughout 1944. In that time the United States produced 12 Robert H. Smith class...

 (Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyers built by the United States during World War II. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Bethlehem, San Pedro Ex- 22 October 1971 Damaged 2 October 1992, Stricken 1993
  Federal, Kearny Ex- -> 15 February 1972 Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994

Ex-US Gearing class

Ex-  US Navy Gearing class destroyer
Gearing class destroyer
The Gearing class was a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner class...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Consolidated
Consolidated Steel Corporation
Consolidated Steel Corporation was an American steel and shipbuilding business. Consolidated built ships during World War II in two locations: Wilmington, California and Orange, Texas...

, Orange
Orange, Texas
Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18,643. It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, it is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...

Ex- 1 October 1982
  Consolidated, Orange Ex- 7 December 1979
  Consolidated, Orange Ex- 5 June 1980
  Bath Iron Works, Bath Ex- 5 June 1980
  Bethlehem, Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...

Ex- 29 September 1973 Broken up 1995
  Todd Pacific
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Vigor Shipyards was founded in 1916 as the William H. Todd Corporation through the merger of Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company of Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York, the Tietjen & Long Dry Dock Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company...

, Seattle
Ex- 11 July 1973
  Bethlehem, Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

Ex- 27 March 1971 Stricken 1993, Broken up 1994
  Bethlehem, San Pedro Ex- 17 December 1971 Sunk 24 July 1974.
TCG Kocatepe   Bethlehem, San Pedro Ex- 7 July 1974 Stricken 1993
  Bethlehem, San Francisco Ex- 30 June 1972 Laid up 1984

Ex-US Carpenter class

Ex-  US Navy Carpenter class anti submarine destroyer
Gearing class destroyer
The Gearing class was a group of 98 destroyers built for the US Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the immediately preceding Allen M. Sumner class...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Bath Iron Works, Bath Ex- 16 February 1982
  Consolidated, Orange Ex- 20 February 1981

Berk class

Berk class frigate (Modified   US Navy Claud Jones class destroyer escort
Claud Jones class destroyer escort
The Claud Jones class destroyer escorts were four ships built for the US Navy in the late 1950s. These ships were a Diesel version of the earlier Dealey class and were designed with the aim of producing a cheaper ship suitable for rapid production in wartime. These ships also had reduced armament...

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Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
  Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Gölcük Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy within the Gölcük Naval Base on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the building and the maintenance of military vessels...

25 June 1971 12 July 1972
  Gölcük Naval Shipyard 7 June 1972 24 July 1975

Ex-German Köln class

Gelibolu class (  Bundesmarine Köln class frigate
Köln class frigate
The ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...

: F120)
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  HC Stülcken, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

24 October 1959
Ex-Bundesmarine Karlsruhe (F 223)
28 March 1982
  HC Stülcken, Hamburg 21 March 1959
Ex-Bundesmarine Emden (F 221)
23 September 1983 1994 broken up

Ex-US Knox class

Tepe class frigate (  US Navy Knox class frigate
Knox class frigate
Knox class frigates were United States Navy warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts , but were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975 in the USN 1975 ship reclassification and their hull designation changed from DE to FF.A sub-class of the Knox class was built, commonly referred to as...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Avondale
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale Shipyard was an independent shipbuilding company, acquired by Litton Industries, in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Now, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard is part of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The yard is located on the West Bank of the Mississippi...

, Westwego
Westwego, Louisiana
Westwego is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 10,763 at the 2000 census. It lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River.-Geography:...

21 October 1972
Ex-
30 July 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
  Todd, San Pedro 24 January 1970
Ex-
31 July 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
2001 decommissioned
  Lockheed
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company , was a shipyard in Seattle, Washington on Harbor Island at the mouth of the Duwamish River. Founded in 1898 as the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, the company that built Harbor Island, it was purchased by Lockheed in 1959...

, Seattle
1 August 1970
Ex-
30 August 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
  Avondale, Westwego 12 August 1972
Ex-
30 August 1993 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Extant in 2010
  Avondale, Westwego 15 April 1972
Ex-
20 May 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
İnciraltı Sea Museum
İnciraltı Sea Museum
The İnciraltı Sea Museum is a naval museum in the İnciraltı neighborhood of Izmir's Balçova district in Turkey. Located near the İnciraltı Ozdilek Shopping Center, it was opened on July 1, 2007....

  Avondale, Westwego 22 May 1971
Ex-
27 May 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
  Avondale, Westwego 20 March 1971
Ex-
5 June 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned
  Avondale, Westwego 2 May 1970
Ex-
3 June 1994 leased
22 February 2002 sold
Decommissioned


Ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry class

Gabya class frigate
G class frigate
The G class is one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy. They are extensively modernized versions of ex-Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigates, mainly designed for air defense with a weapons configuration that is optimized for general warfare.-Modernization:The G class frigates...

 (  US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of frigates named after the American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  Bath Iron Works, Bath 16 February 1980
Ex-
27 August 1997 Extant in 2010
  Todd Pacific, Seattle 27 March 1979
Ex-
27 August 1997 Extant in 2010
  Bath Iron Works, Bath 15 May 1980
Ex-
27 August 1998 Extant in 2010
  Todd Pacific, Seattle 27 June 1981
Ex-
5 January 1999 Extant in 2010
  Todd Pacific, Seattle 7 February 1981
Ex-
5 April 1999 Extant in 2010
  Todd Pacific, Seattle 20 October 1979
Ex-
1 September 2000 Extant in 2010
  Bath Iron Works, Bath 14 July 1979
Ex-
11 April 2002 Extant in 2010
  Bath Iron Works, Bath 3 November 1979
Ex-
3 April 2003 Extant in 2010

Yavuz class

Yavuz class frigate
Yavuz class frigate
The Yavuz class are a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships; in this case the MEKO 200 design...

 (  Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss , is a German shipbuilding and engineering works. It is a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems; there were plans to sell 80% of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi Mar Group, but talks collapsed in July 2011.-History:It was founded on April 5, 1877, by Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss as a...

 MEKO 200
MEKO 200
The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships.-Anzac class :...

 TN):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
  Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss , is a German shipbuilding and engineering works. It is a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems; there were plans to sell 80% of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi Mar Group, but talks collapsed in July 2011.-History:It was founded on April 5, 1877, by Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss as a...

, Hamburg
30 May 1985 11 Oct 1987 Extant in 2010
  Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel 17 July 1987 4 February 1988 Extant in 2010
  Gölcük Naval Shipyard 24 April 1987 12 October 1988 Extant in 2010
  Gölcük Naval Shipyard 22 July 1988 17 November 1989 Extant in 2010

Barbaros class

Barbaros class frigate
Barbaros class frigate
The Barbaros-class frigates are the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance...

 (  Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-A):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
  Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 29 September 1993 23 May 1997 Extant in 2010
  Gölcük Naval Shipyard 28 July 1994 23 May 1997 Extant in 2010

Salihreis class

Salihreis class frigate
Barbaros class frigate
The Barbaros-class frigates are the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance...

 (  Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-B):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
  Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 26 September 1997 22 July 1998 Extant in 2010
  Gölcük Naval Shipyard 24 July 1998 8 June 2000 Extant in 2010

Corvettes

Burak class

Burak class corvette
B class corvette
B class corvette is a warship class of the Turkish Navy, all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class A69 type Aviso corvettes, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defense and ocean escort missions...

 (Ex-  French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

 D'Estienne d'Orves class aviso
D'Estienne d'Orves class
The A69 type Avisos are small warships mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence, but are also available for high sea escort missions . Built on a simple and robust design, they have an economical and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for overseas presence missions...

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Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate
  DCN, Lorient
Lorient
Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...

7 August 1976
Ex-F787 Commandant de Pimodan
25 July 2001 Extant in 2010
  DCN, Lorient 30 November 1974
Ex-F783 Drogou
18 October 2001 Extant in 2010
  DCN, Lorient 7 August 1976
Ex-F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil
15 November 2001 Extant in 2010
  DCN, Lorient 1 June 1973
Ex-F781 D'Estienne d'Orves
18 March 2002 Extant in 2010
  DCN, Lorient 30 November 1974
Ex-F782 Amyot d'Inville
3 June 2002 Extant in 2010
  DCN, Lorient 13 August 1977
Ex-F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan
26 June 2002 Extant in 2010

Ada class

Ada class corvette (  - MİLGEM):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate
  Istanbul Naval Shipyard 27 September 2008 - -
  Istanbul Naval Shipyard - - -

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