TCG Alemdar

This article is about the submarine rescue ship. For the historical salvage tug, see Alemdar (ship).
History
Turkish Navy EnsignTurkey
NameTCG Alemdar
OrderedOctober 28, 2011
BuilderIstanbul Naval Shipyard
LaunchedApril 29, 2014
CommissionedJanuary 28, 2017
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeAlemdar-class submarine rescue mother ship
Displacement4,200 tons
Length91.0 m (298 ft 7 in)
Beam18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Draft7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
PropulsionStern thruster: 2 × 3,250 kW; Retractable thruster: 1 × 1,400 kW; Tunnel thruster: 2 × 770 kW
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) max
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew131

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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "TCG Alemdar Launched". Bosphorus Naval News. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Alemdar Class". Bosphorus Naval News. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
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