TCG Alemdar (A-582) is an Alemdar-class submarine rescue mother ship (MOSHIP) of the Turkish Navy. Ordered on October 28, 2011 and built by Istanbul Shipyard, she was launched on April 29, 2014.[1][2]
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Turkey | |
Name | TCG Alemdar |
Ordered | October 28, 2011 |
Builder | Istanbul Naval Shipyard |
Launched | April 29, 2014 |
Commissioned | January 28, 2017 |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Alemdar-class submarine rescue mother ship |
Displacement | 4,200 tons |
Length | 91.0 m (298 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | Stern thruster: 2 × 3,250 kW; Retractable thruster: 1 × 1,400 kW; Tunnel thruster: 2 × 770 kW |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) max |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Crew | 131 |
She is designed to perform subsea and surface search and rescue missions under various sea conditions.[3] Her main task is to rescue submarines that can not resurface by their own efforts. She is able to provide life support to the stranded crew of a distressed submarine at a maximum depth of 600 m (2,000 ft). She is equipped with remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) and atmospheric diving suits (ADS).[1] A modern vessel with complex equipment on board, Alemdar will help maintain an appropriate level of salvage and recovery capability for the Turkish Navy's fleet of fourteen diesel-electric submarines.[1]
TCG Alemdar is 91.0 m (298 ft 7 in) long with a beam of 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) and a max. draft 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in). She has a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) in service. At 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) speed, she has a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi).[3]
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edit- ^ a b c "TCG Alemdar Launched". Bosphorus Naval News. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "Current Ship Projects" (PDF). Sea Waves Magazine. 2014-07-18. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ a b "Alemdar Class". Bosphorus Naval News. Retrieved 2014-07-20.