TCG Muavenet
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Four ships of the Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (the Turkish Navy) have been named TCG Muavenet. The name means "support"; the later ships were named in honor of the first.
- The first Muavenet was an Ottoman torpedo boat that sank the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Goliath during the Battle of Çanakkale of World War I.
- The second Muavenet was previously HMS Inconstant (H49), a destroyer ordered by Turkey to be built in England, but delayed in delivery by World War II.
- Another Muavenet (DM-357) was previously USS Gwin (DM-33), a destroyer minelayer transferred in 1971. She was crippled by two Sea Sparrow missiles fired from USS Saratoga during a NATO exercise in Saros Bay, Turkey in 1992, and scrapped.
- The most recent Muavenet (F-250) was previously USS Capodanno (FFG-1093), and was given to Turkey by the United States Navy as restitution for wrecking the previous Muavenet.
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