Ares Shipyard () is a Turkish shipyard established in Antalya, southern Turkey in 2006. It builds fast patrol boats for the defence and law enforcement missions. This Shipyard Made World Class 'Ares-150 Hercules' OPV. Which was awarded World's best Offshore patrol Ship By An International Maritime Organisation In 2018
Ares Shipyard was founded for building of sightseeing boats and yachts by the Kalafatoğlu Family of Sürmene in Trabzon, an ancestor seafarer. The shipyard is situated in the Free economic zone of Antalya, and has five covered buildings of total area. The company went into defence industry and has been building fast patrol boats and offshore patrol crafts for the coast guard commands of Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar, since 2014, Turkish Coast Guard and Police, and Northern Cyprus Coast Guard.
For the design of the patrol boats, Ares cooperates with the British Maritime Technology (BMT). The shipyard developed an armed unmanned surface vessel equipped with guided missiles for the Turkish Navy in early 2021.
Coast Guard and Navy vessels
Ship class !, Type Operators !Ordered Built RefFPB-classFast patrol boat Ares 35 FPB Coast Guard 105 Police 17 Ares 42 FPB Ares 58 FPB Harpoon-classFast interceptor craft Ares 24 Harpoon Coast Guard 14 Ares 35 Harpoon Ares 40 Harpoon Ares 55 Harpoon Ares 65 Harpoon Hector-classMulti-role patrol craft Ares 42 Hector Coast Guard 10 10 Coast Guard 3 3Ares 55 Hector Ares 85 Hector Ares 108 Hector Ares 140 Hector Hercules-classFast patrol boat Ares 75 Hercules Coast Guard 5 Ares 85 Hercules Coast Guard 14 3 Ares 110 Hercules Coast Guard 10 Ares 150 Hercules Coast Guard 9 Coast Guard9 (Ordered With TOT) Coast Guard5 SAT-classSpecial operations support and fast attack craftAres 55 SAT Ares 80 SAT Coast Guard6 Ares 100 SAT Ares 115 SAT Ares 150 SAT ULAQ-clasArmed unmanned surface vessel ULAQ Navy 1
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