# List of major surface ships of the Turkish Navy

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

## Battleship
### Brandenburg-class

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| Barbaros Hayrettin | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven | 30 June 1891 SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm | 12 September 1910 Barbaros Hayreddin | Sunk by the British submarine HMS-E11 in Sea of Marmara, 8 August 1915 |
| Turgut Reis | AG Vulcan, Stettin | 14 December 1891 SMS Weissenburg | 12 Septemter 1910 Turgut Reis | Stationary training ship at Gölcük post-1925; decommissioned 1933 & used as a barracks ship; broken-up 1950-57 |

## Battlecruiser
### Moltke class

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| Yavuz Sultan Selim | Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg | 28 March 1911 SMS Goeben | 16 August 1914 Yavuz Sultan Selim | 1930 Yavuz Sultan; 1936 Yavuz; Decommissioned 20 December 1950; Stricken 14 November 1954; stationary headquarters of Battle Fleet Command & Mine Fleet Command thru 1960; Sold & eventually scrapped July 1973-February 1976 |

### Protected cruisers
#### Mecidiye

| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Mecidiye | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia | 25 July 1903 | 19 December 1903 Mecidiye | Struck mine & sank near Odessa 3 April 1915; Salvaged by Russia 8 June 1915 & joined Russian Navy (Prut) 29 October 1915; Captured by Germans 1 May 1918; Returned Ottoman Navy 13 May 1918; Used as cadet training ship 1940-47; Decommissioned 1 March 1947; Sold & scrapped 1952-1956 |

#### Hamidiye

| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Hamidiye | Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd., Newcastle | 25 September 1903 | April 1904 Abdül Hamid | Hamidiye after July 1908; British control 1918–25, then ceded to Turkey; Used for cadet training 1940-47; Decommissioned March 1947; museum ship 1949-51; Sold & scrapped 10 September 1964-66 |

### Torpedo cruisers
#### Peyk-i Şevket class

| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Peyk-i Şevket | Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel | 15 November 1906 | November 1907 Peyk-i Şevket | Decommissioned 30 October 1918; Renamed Peyk 1923 & re-commissioned 1927; Stricken 1944; Broken-up 1953–54 |
| Berk-i Satvet | Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel | 1 December 1906 | November 1907 Berk-i Satvet | Renamed Berk 1923; Stricken 1944; Broken-up 1953–55 |

## Destroyers
### Samsun class

(Version of French Navy Durandal-class destroyer):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Samsun | SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1907 | 3 September 1907 | Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949 |
| Taşoz | Schneider-Creusot, Nantes | 1907 | 1907 | Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949 |
| Basra | SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1907 | 3 September 1907 | Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949 |

### Muâvenet-i Millîye class

(Ex- Kaiserliche Marine S-165 class):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Muâvenet-i Millîye | Fr Schichau AG, Elbing | 20 March 1909 Ex-S-165 | 17 August 1910 | Decommissioned October 1918; Discarded 1924 & used as accommodation hulk; Scrapped 1953 |
| Nümûne-i Hamiyet | Fr Schichau AG, Elbing | 3 July 1909 Ex-S-167 | 17 August 1910 | Decommissioned October 1918 & used as storage hulk; Broken-up 1953 |

### Adatepe class

(Version of Regia Marina Folgore class):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Kocatepe | Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente | 7 February 1931 | 18 October 1931 | Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped |
| TCG Adatepe | Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente | 19 March 1931 | 18 October 1931 | Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped |

### Tinaztepe class

(Version of Regia Marina Freccia class):
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Tınaztepe | C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso | 27 July 1931 | 6 June 1932 | Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped |
| TCG Zafer | C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso | 20 September 1931 | 6 June 1932 | Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped |

### Gayret

(Ex- Royal Navy O-class destroyer:
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Gayret | Fairfield, Govan | 14 January 1941 Ex- Royal Navy HMS Oribi (G66) | 18 June 1946 | Used as a headquarters ship; Scrapped 1965 |

### Demirhisar-class destroyer

(Modified Royal Navy I class):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Demirhisar | Denny, Dumbarton | 28 January 1941 | 1942 | Decommissioned 1960 |
| TCG Sultanhisar | Denny, Dumbarton | 17 December 1940 | 1942 | Decommissioned 1960 |
| TCG Muavenet | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness | 24 February 1941 | Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as HMS Inconstant (H49): Returned to Turkey on 9 March 1946 | Scrapped 1960 |
| TCG Gayret | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness | 15 December 1940 | Taken over by Royal Navy on completion as HMS Ithuriel (H05): Constructive total loss 1943 after being damaged beyond repair by enemy aircraft, 28 November 1942 | Sold for scrapping August 1944; United Kingdom gave HMS Oribi (G66) to Turkey instead of HMS Ithuriel (H05) |

### Ex-Gleaves class (US Navy)

| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Gaziantep (D-344) | Federal, Kearny | 20 February 1942 as Ex-USS Lansdowne (DD-486) | 10 June 1949 | Scrapped 1973 |
| TCG Giresun (D-345) | Federal, Kearny | 20 March 1942 as Ex-USS McCalla (DD-488) | 29 April 1949 | Scrapped 1973 |
| TCG Gelibolu (D-346) | Federal, Kearny | 22 November 1941 as Ex-USS Buchanan (DD-484) | 28 April 1949 | Scrapped 1976 |
| TCG Gemlik (D-347) | Federal, Kearny | 20 March 1942 as Ex-USS Lardner (DD-487) | 10 June 1949 | Stricken 1974; Sunk as a target 21 November 1982 in Eastern Mediterranean |

### Ex-M-class

(Ex- Royal Navy M-class destroyer):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Alp Alslan (D-348) | Scotts, Greenock | 30 December 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Milne (G14) | 29 June 1959 | Discarded 1970 |
| TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-349) | Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne | 30 October 1940 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Marne (G35) | 29 June 1959 | Scrapped 1970 |
| TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-350) | Stephen, Linthouse | 4 September 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Matchless (G52) | 29 June 1959 | Scrapped 1971 |
| TCG Piyale Paşa (D-351) | Stephen, Linthouse | 3 November 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Meteor (G73) | 29 June 1959 | Discarded 1979? |

### Ex-Fletcher-class destroyer (US Navy)

(Ex- US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer:)
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG İstanbul (D-340) | Federal, Kearny, NJ | 18 April 1943 as Ex-USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) | 14 January 1967 | Scrapped 1987 |
| TCG İzmir (D-341) | Gulf, Chickasaw, AL | 19 December 1943 as Ex-USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) | 28 February 1967 on loan from USA; 15 February 1973 sold to Turkey | Scrapped 1987 |
| TCG İzmit (D-342) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 5 June 1943 as Ex-USS Cogswell (DD-651) | 1 October 1969 | Scrapped 1981 |
| TCG İskenderun (D-343) | Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA | 29 October 1942 as Ex-USS Boyd (DD-544) | 1 October 1969 | Scrapped 1981 |
| TCG İçel (D-34) | Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA | 12 December 1943 as Ex-USS Preston (DD-795) | 15 November 1969 | Scrapped 1981 |

### Ex-Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy Robert H. Smith class (Allen M. Sumner class):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Zafer (D-356) | Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, CA | 17 December 1944 as Ex-USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) | 1 July 1972 | Stricken & returned to USA 1993; Scrapped 1994 |
| TCG Muavenet (DM-357) | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA | 9 April 1944 as Ex-USS Gwin (DD-772) -> USS Gwin (DM-33) | 15 August 1971 | Damaged during NATO exercise on 2 October 1992; Stricken & scrapped 1993 |

### Gearing-class destroyer (US Navy)

(Ex- US Navy Gearing-class destroyer:)
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Yücetepe (D-345) | Consolidated, Orange, TX | 12 May 1945 as Ex-USS Orleck (DD-886) | 1 October 1982 | Returned to the USA 12 August 2000 as museum ship - now in Jacksonville, Florida as of 26 March 2022 |
| TCG Savaştepe (D-348) | Consolidated, Orange, TX | 28 June 1945 as Ex-USS Meredith (DD-890) | 29 June 1979 | Scrapped 1995 |
| TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-349) | Consolidated, Orange, TX | 9 November 1945 as Ex-USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822) | 5 June 1980 | Decommissioned 1998; Scrapped 2000 |
| TCG Piyale Paşa (D-350) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 8 September 1945 as Ex-USS Fiske (DD-842) | 5 June 1980 | Ran aground & damaged 1996; Scrapped 1999 |
| TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-351) | Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, MA | 15 March 1946 as Ex-USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) | September 1973 | Damaged by friendly warplane fire during Operation Atilla 21 July 1974; Scrapped January 1994 |
| TCG Gayret (D-352) | Todd Pacific, Seattle, WA | 8 January 1946 as Ex-USS Eversole (DD-789) | 11 July 1973 | Stricken 1995; Museum ship at the Kocaeli Museum Ships Command |
| TCG Adatepe (D-353) | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY | 17 January 1946 as Ex-USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) | 27 March 1971 | Decommissioned 6 August 1993; Scrapped |
| TCG Kocatepe (D-354) | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA | 22 May 1945 as Ex-USS Harwood (DD-861) | 17 December 1971 | Sunk in error by Turkish aircraft during Turkish invasion of Cyprus 21 July 1974 |
| TCG Kocatepe (D354) | Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA | 25 February 1945 as Ex-USS Norris (DD-859) | 1 July 1974 as replacement for ex-USS Harwood above | Decommissioned & sold for scrap June 1994 |
| TCG Tınaztepe (D-355) | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA | 24 June 1946 as Ex-USS Keppler (DD-765) | 1 July 1972 | Collided with civilian petrol tanker Aygaz-3 in the Izmit gulf 2 May 1984; Decommissioned 31 October 1984; Scrapped |

### Ex-Carpenter class (US Navy)

Ex- US Navy Carpenter-class anti-submarine destroyer:
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Alçi Tepe (D-346) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 15 July 1946 as Ex-USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) | 16 February 1982 | Decommissioned & scrapped 1999 |
| TCG Anıttepe (D-347) | Consolidated, Orange, TX | 30 December 1945 as Ex-USS Carpenter (DD-825) | 20 February 1981 (leased to Turkey); Purchased 8 June 1987 | Decommissioned November 1997; Stricken March 1998; Broken-up 1999 |

## Frigates
### Berk class

(Modified US Navy Claud Jones-class destroyer escort):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Berk (D-358) | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 25 June 1971 | 12 July 1972 | Decommissioned 1995 |
| TCG Peyk (D-359) | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 7 June 1972 | 24 July 1975 | Unknown |

### Gelibolu class

(Ex- Bundesmarine Köln-class frigate: F120)
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Gelibolu (D-360) | HC Stülcken, Hamburg | 15 August 1959 as Ex-Karlsruhe (F223) (Bundesmarine) | 28 March 1983 as Gazi Osman Pasa | renamed Gelibolu 1984; Decommissioned 27 June 1994; Scrapped |
| TCG Gemlik (D-361) | HC Stülcken, Hamburg | 21 March 1959 as Ex-Emden (F221) (Bundesmarine) | 23 September 1983 | Decommissioned & scrapped after fire on board in 1992; replaced by another ship given the same name which was originally to be used for spare parts in 1989; Decommissioned & scrapped July 1994 |

### Tepe-class frigate

(Ex-Knox-class frigate US Navy ):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Muavenet (F-250) | Avondale, Westwego, LA | 21 October 1972 as Ex-USS Capodanno (FF-1093) | 30 July 1993 leased to Turkey; 22 February 2002 sold to Turkey | Decommissioned 2012 |
| TCG Adatepe (F-251) | Todd, San Pedro, California | 24 January 1970 as Ex-USS Fanning (FF-1076) | 31 July 1993 | Decommissioned 2001 |
| TCG Kocatepe (F-252) | Lockheed, Seattle, WA | 1 August 1970 as Ex-USS Reasoner (FF-1063) | 28 August 1993 leased to Turkey; 22 February 2002 sold to Turkey | Sunk as target in Mediterranean, 4 May 2005 |
| TCG Zafer (F-253) | Avondale, Westwego, LA | 12 August 1972 as Ex-USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092) | 30 August 1993 | Stricken 14 June 2016; Sunk as target ship in Turkish Navy exercise Beyaz Fırtına 2016 |
| TCG Ege (F-256) | Avondale, Westwego, LA | 15 April 1972 as Ex-USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) | 27 May 1994 under lease | Decommissioned 21 March 2005; Museum ship İnciraltı Sea Museum, Izmir, Turkey |
| TCG Karadeniz (F-255) | Avondale, Westwego, LA | 22 May 1971 as Ex-USS Donald B. Beary (FF-1085) | 1994 leased to Turkey; 2 February 2002 sold to Turkey | Decommissioned & scrapped 2006 |
| TCG Trakya (F-254) | Avondale, Westwego, LA | 20 March 1971 as Ex-USS McCandless (FF-1084) | 6 May 1994 leased to Turkey; February 2002 sold to Turkey | Decommissioned 2003; Scrapped |
| TCG Akdeniz (F-257) | Avondale, Westwego, LA | 2 May 1970 as Ex-USS Bowen (FF-1079) | 30 June 1994 leased to Turkey; 22 February 2002 sold to Turkey | Decommissioned 2011 |

### Gabya class

(Ex-Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate US Navy):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Gaziantep (F-490) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 16 February 1980 Ex-USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) | 27 August 1997 | Active |
| TCG Giresun (F-491) | Todd Pacific, Seattle, WA | 27 March 1979 Ex-USS Antrim (FFG-20) | 27 August 1997 | Active |
| TCG Gemlik (F-492) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 15 May 1980 Ex-USS Flatley (FFG-21) | 27 August 1998 | Active |
| TCG Gelibolu (F-493) | Todd Pacific, San Pedro, CA | 27 June 1981 Ex-USS Reid (FFG-30) | 5 January 1999 | Active |
| TCG Gökçeada (F-494) | Todd Pacific, San Pedro, CA | 7 February 1981 Ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) | 5 April 1999 | Active |
| TCG Gediz (F-495) | Todd Pacific, San Pedro, CA | 20 October 1979 Ex-USS John A. Moore (FFG-19) | 1 September 2000 | Active |
| TCG Gökova (F-496) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 14 July 1979 Ex-USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) | 11 April 2002 | Active |
| TCG Göksu (F-497) | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME | 3 November 1979 Ex-USS Estocin (FFG-15) | 3 April 2003 | Active |

### Yavuz class

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Yavuz (F-240) | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 30 May 1985 | 11 October 1987 | Active |
| TCG Turgutreis (F-241) | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel | 17 July 1987 | 4 February 1988 | Active |
| TCG Fatih (F-242) | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 24 April 1987 | 12 October 1988 | Active |
| TCG Yıldırım (F-243) | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 22 July 1988 | 17 November 1989 | Active |

### Barbaros class

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-A):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Barbaros (F-244) | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 29 September 1993 | 23 May 1997 | Active |
| TCG Oruçreis (F-245) | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 28 July 1994 | 23 May 1997 | Active |

### Salihreis class

( Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 TN II-B):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Salihreis (F-246) | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 26 September 1997 | 22 July 1998 | Active |
| TCG Kemalreis (F-247) | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 22 July 1998 | 8 June 2000 | Active |

## Corvettes
### Burak class

(Ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class French Navy):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
| TCG Bozcaada (F-500) | DCN, Lorient | 20 May 1978 as Ex-F787 Commandant de Pimodan | 2000 | Active |
| TCG Bodrum (F-501) | DCN, Lorient | 30 November 1974 as Ex-F783 Drogou | November 2000 | Decommissioned 2022 |
| TCG Bandırma (F-502) | DCN, Lorient | 7 August 1976 as Ex-F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil | November 2000 | Active |
| TCG Beykoz (F-503) | DCN, Lorient | 1 June 1973 as Ex-F781 D'Estienne d'Orves | 26 June 2002 | Active |
| TCG Bartın (F-504) | DCN, Lorient | 30 November 1974 as Ex-F782 Amyot d'Inville | 3 June 2002 | Active |
| TCG Bafra (F-505) | DCN, Lorient | 13 August 1977 as Ex-F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan | 26 June 2002 | Active |

### Ada class

( - MILGEM):
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| TCG Heybeliada (F-511) | Istanbul Naval Shipyard | 27 September 2008 | 27 September 2011 | Active |
| TCG Büyükada (F-512) | Istanbul Naval Shipyard | 27 September 2011 | 27 September 2013 | Active |
| TCG Burgazada (F-513) | Istanbul Naval Shipyard | 21 June 2016 | 4 November 2018 | Active |
| TCG Kınalıada (F-514) | Istanbul Naval Shipyard | 3 July 2017 | 29 September 2019 | Active |

## 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, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, pp. 390-391.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5, p. 406.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, p. 391.
* ↑ Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, p. 389.
* 1 2 Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5, pp. 391-392.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5, p. 407.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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. 469.
* ↑ HMS Oribi (G 66), Naval History Homepage
* ↑ HMS Inconstant (H 49), Naval History Homepage
* ↑ HMS Ithuriel (H 05), Naval History Homepage
* ↑ HMS Milne (G 14), Naval History Homepage
* ↑ HMS Marne (G 35), Naval History Homepage
* ↑ HMS Matchless (G 52), Naval History Homepage
* ↑ HMS Meteor (G 73), Naval History Homepage
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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. 470.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. 471.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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. 472.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "YAVUZ CLASS (MEKO 200 Track I)". January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2025.