This is a list of Turkish Navy major surface ships that have served past and present, from 10 July 1920Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu" , Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. to present.
Battleship
Brandenburg-class
Name Builder Launched Acquired FateBarbaros Hayrettin Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven30 June 1891 SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm12 September 1910 Barbaros HayreddinSunk by the British submarine HMS-E11 in Sea of Marmara, 8 August 1915 Turgut ReisRobert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, , pp. 390-391.Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, , p. 406. AG Vulcan, Stettin 14 December 1891 12 Septemter 1910 Turgut Reis Stationary training ship at Gölcük post-1925; decommissioned 1933 & used as a barracks ship; broken-up 1950-57
Battlecruiser
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate Yavuz Sultan SelimRobert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, , p. 391. Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg 28 March 1911 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 Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, , p. 389. 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
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate 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 Schiffs & Maschinenbau Germania AG, Kiel 1 December 1906 November 1907 Berk-i Satvet Renamed Berk 1923; Stricken 1944; Broken-up 1953–55
Destroyers
(Version of French Navy ):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux 1907 3 September 1907 Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949 Schneider-Creusot, Nantes 1907 1907 Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949 SA Chantier et Ateliers de la Gironde, Bordeaux 1907 3 September 1907 Decommissioned 1932; Scrapped 1949
(Ex- Kaiserliche Marine S-165 class):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate Robert Gardiner, Randal Gray, Przemysław Budzbon, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985, , pp. 391-392. Fr Schichau AG, Elbing 20 March 1909Ex-S-165 17 August 1910 Decommissioned October 1918; Discarded 1924 & used as accommodation hulk; Scrapped 1953 Fr Schichau AG, Elbing 3 July 1909Ex-S-167 17 August 1910 Decommissioned October 1918 & used as storage hulk; Broken-up 1953
(Version of Regia Marina ):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, , p. 407.Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, , p. 469. Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente 7 February 1931 18 October 1931 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente 19 March 1931 18 October 1931 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped
(Version of Regia Marina ):
Ship Builder Launched Commissioned Fate C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 27 July 1931 6 June 1932 Decommissioned February 1954; Scrapped 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 1941Ex- Royal Navy HMS Oribi (G 66), Naval History Homepage 18 June 1946 Used as a headquarters ship; Scrapped 1965
Demirhisar-class destroyer (Modified Royal Navy ):
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate Denny, Dumbarton 28 January 1941 1942 Decommissioned 1960 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 (H 49), Naval History HomepageReturned 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 (H 05), Naval History HomepageConstructive total loss 1943 after being damaged beyond repair by enemy aircraft, 28 November 1942 Sold for scrapping August 1944; United Kingdom gave to Turkey instead of
Ex- (US Navy)
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate TCG Gaziantep (D-344) Federal, Kearny 20 February 1942 as Ex- 10 June 1949 Scrapped 1973 Federal, Kearny 20 March 1942 as Ex- 29 April 1949 Scrapped 1973 Federal, Kearny 22 November 1941 as Ex- 28 April 1949 Scrapped 1976 TCG Gemlik (D-347) Federal, Kearny 20 March 1942 as Ex- 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 (G 14), Naval History Homepage 29 June 1959 Discarded 1970 TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-349) Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne 30 October 1940 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Marne (G 35), Naval History Homepage 29 June 1959 Scrapped 1970 TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-350) Stephen, Linthouse 4 September 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Matchless (G 52), Naval History Homepage 29 June 1959 Scrapped 1971 TCG Piyale Paşa (D-351) Stephen, Linthouse 3 November 1941 as Ex- Royal Navy HMS Meteor (G 73), Naval History Homepage 29 June 1959 Discarded 1979?
Ex-Fletcher-class destroyer (US Navy) (Ex- US Navy :)
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate Federal, Kearny, NJ 18 April 1943 as Ex- 14 January 1967 Scrapped 1987 Gulf, Chickasaw, AL 19 December 1943 as Ex- 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- 1 October 1969 Scrapped 1981 Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA 29 October 1942 as Ex- 1 October 1969 Scrapped 1981 TCG İçel (D-34) Bethlehem, San Pedro, CA 12 December 1943 as Ex- 15 November 1969 Scrapped 1981
Ex-Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer (US Navy) Ex- US Navy ():
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate TCG Zafer (D-356)Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, , p. 470. Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, CA 17 December 1944 as Ex- 1 July 1972 Stricken & returned to USA 1993; Scrapped 1994 Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA 9 April 1944 as Ex- -> 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 :)
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate TCG Yücetepe (D-345) Consolidated, Orange, TX 12 May 1945 as Ex- 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- 29 June 1979 Scrapped 1995 TCG Kılıç Ali Paşa (D-349) Consolidated, Orange, TX 9 November 1945 as Ex- 5 June 1980 Decommissioned 1998; Scrapped 2000 TCG Piyale Paşa (D-350) Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME 8 September 1945 as Ex- 5 June 1980 Ran aground & damaged 1996; Scrapped 1999 TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-351) Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, MA 15 March 1946 as Ex- 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- 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- 27 March 1971 Decommissioned 6 August 1993; Scrapped TCG Kocatepe (D-354) Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA 22 May 1945 as Ex- 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- 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- 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- 16 February 1982 Decommissioned & scrapped 1999 TCG Anıttepe (D-347) Consolidated, Orange, TX 30 December 1945 as Ex- 20 February 1981 (leased to Turkey); Purchased 8 June 1987 Decommissioned November 1997; Stricken March 1998; Broken-up 1999
Frigates
(Modified US Navy ):
Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fate Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, , p. 471. Gölcük Naval Shipyard 25 June 1971 12 July 1972 Decommissioned 1995 Gölcük Naval Shipyard 7 June 1972 24 July 1975 Unknown
(Ex- Bundesmarine : F120)
Name Builder Launched Acquired Fate TCG Gelibolu (D-360) HC Stülcken, Hamburg 15 August 1959 as Ex- (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- (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- US Navy ):