List of mine warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy
# List of mine warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy

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

## Minelayers

### Atak

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atak | | | | 1938-early 1960s |

### Sivrihisar class

Sivrihisar class

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sivrihisar | | | | 1940–1960 |
| Turgut Reis | | | | 1940–1960 |

### Danish Falster class

Nusret class ( Falster class):

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| TCG Nusret (N-110) | | | | |

### Ex-US LSM 1 class coastal minelayer

Mordoğan class: (Ex- LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium):

| Name | Launched |
| - | - |
| TCG Mordoğan (N-101) | Ex-USS LSM-484 |
| TCG Meriç (N-102) | Ex-USS LSM-490 |
| TCG Marmaris (N-103) | Ex-USS LSM-481 |
| TCG Mersin (N-104) | Ex-USS LSM-493 |
| TCG Mürefte (N-105) | Ex-USS LSM-492 |

### Minehunters

**Engin class**

Engin class minehunter (Edincik class minehunter, Circe class minehunter):

| Name | Launched | Fate |
| - | - | - |
| TCG Edincik (M-260) | Ex-FS Calliope (M-713) | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Edremit (M-261) | Ex-FS Circe (M-715) | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Enez (M-262) | Ex-FS Ceres (M-716) | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Erdek (M-263) | Ex-FS Cybele (M-712) | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Erdemli (M-264) | Ex-FS Clio (M-714) | Extant in 2010 |

**Aydın class**

Aydın-class minehunter (subclass of Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG Frankenthal-class minehunter):

| Name | Acquired | Fate |
| - | - | - |
| TCG Alanya (M-265) | 2005 - | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Amasra (M-266) | 2005 - | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Ayvalık (M-267) | 2007 - | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Akçakoca (M-268) | 2007 - | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Anamur (M-269) | | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Akçay (M-270) | | Extant in 2010 |

### Minesweeper

**Kavak class**

* Kavak class coastal minesweeper

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavak | | | | 1937–1950s |
| Çanak | | | | 1937–1950 |

**Ex-US YMS type**

K class minesweeper (Ex-US YMS type inshore minesweeper):

| Name | Launched |
| - | - |
| Kas | Ex-USS YMS-79 |
| Kilimli | Ex-USS YMS-289 |
| Kozlu | Ex-USS YMS-348 |
| Kuşadası | Ex-USS YMS-468 |
| Kemer | Ex-USS YMS-228 |
| Kerempe | Ex-USS YMS-239 |
| Kirte | Ex-USS YMS-307 |
| Karamürsel | Ex-Küllük, Ex-USS YMS-375 |

**Ex-US Cape class**

F class minesweeper (Foça class minesweeper, Cape class inshore minesweeper):

| Name | Launched | Fate |
| - | - | - |
| TCG Foça (M-500) | Ex-USS MSI-15 | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Fethiye (M-501) | Ex-USS MSI-16 | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Fatsa (M-502) | Ex-USS MSI-17 | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Finike (M-503) | Ex-USS MSI-18 | Extant in 2010 |

**Redwing class early type**

S class minesweeper ( Redwing class early type coastal minesweeper):

| Name | Launched |
| - | - |
| TCG Samsun (M-510) | Ex-USS MSC-268 |
| TCG Sinop (M-511) | Ex-USS MSC-270 |
| TCG Sürmene (M-512) | Ex-USS MSC-271 |
| TCG Seddülbahir (M-513) | Ex-USS MSC-272 |

**Redwing class later type**

S class minesweeper ( Redwing class later type coastal minesweeper):

| Name | Launched | Fate |
| - | - | - |
| TCG Silifke (M-514) | Ex-USS MSC-304 | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Saros (M-515) | Ex-USS MSC-305 | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Sığacık (M-516) | Ex-USS MSC-311 | Extant in 2010 scrapped in Aliaga in 2018 |
| TCG Sapanca (M-517) | Ex-USS MSC-312 | Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Sarıyer (M-518) | Ex USS-MSC-315 | Extant in 2010 scrapped in Aliaga in 2018 |

**Adjutant class**

S class minesweeper ( Adjutant class minesweeper):

| Name | Launched |
| - | - |
| TCG Seymen (M-507) | Ex-Belgian Navy De Panne |
| TCG Selçuk (M-508) | Ex-French Navy Pavot |
| TCG Seyhan (M-509) | Ex-French Navy Renoncule |

**Ex-French Mercure class**

Karamürsel class minesweeper (Ex- Vegesack class minesweeper) -> K class patrol boat:

| Name | Launched | Fate |
| - | - | - |
| TCG Karamürsel (M-520) | Ex-M-1253 Worms | TCG Karamürsel (P-307) Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Kerempe (M-521) | Ex-M-1252 Detmold | TCG Kerempe (P-308) Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Kilimli (M-522) | Ex-M-1254 Siegen | TCG Kilimli (P-309) Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Kozlu (M-523) | Ex-M-1251 Hameln | TCG Kozlu (P-301) Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Kuşadası (M-524) | Ex-M-1250 Vegesack | TCG Kuşadası (P-302) Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Kemer (M-525) | Ex-M-1255 Passau | |

**Ex-Canadian Bay class**

Trabzon-class minesweeper: Bay-class minesweeper -> T class patrol boat:

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| TCG Trabzon (M-530) | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Quebec | Ex-HMCS Gaspé (MCB 143) | 31 March 1958 | |
| TCG Terme (M-531) | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd,, Lauzon, Quebec | Ex-HMCS Trinity (MCB 157) | 31 March 1958 | TCG Terme (P-531) Extant in 2010 |
| TCG Tirebolu (M-532) | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria, British Columbia | Ex-HMCS Comox (MCB 146) | 31 March 1958 | |
| TCG Tekirdağ (M-533) | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Quebec | Ex-HMCS Ungava (MCB 148) | 31 March 1958 | |

## 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)
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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.
* ↑ "Selim_San on Instagram: "SAPANCA and SIGACIK #ghostships #aliaga #shiprecycling #minesweepers #turkishnavy #lastwedpic #warships"".
* ↑ Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910—2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. pp. 272–277. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
