TCG Anadolu
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement: | 28,000 tonnes |
| Length: | 225 meters |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 29 Amphibious MBTs; as well as 4 LCMs, or 2 LCACs, or 2 Landing Craft Personnel Vehicles[1] |
| Troops: | 1400 |
| Complement: | 261 [1] |
| Aircraft carried: | up to 25 medium helicopters, or 8 CH-47F Chinooks[1] |
| Aviation facilities: |
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TCG Anadolu is a planned amphibious assault ship of the Turkish navy. It is to be named after the region of Anatolia (Anadolu in Turkish), which forms the core of Turkey. The construction is taking place at Sedef Shipbuilding Inc. in Istanbul and is expected to be completed in 2021.
The SEDEF–Navantia consortium won the tender for the LPD/LHD Strategic Projection Vessel project and TCG Anadolu will use the same design as that of the Spanish ship Juan Carlos I. All of the ship's weapons system will be procured by Turkish firms Havelsan and ASELSAN.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 3 Tsiboukis, George (11 May 2015). "Turkey signs contract with Navantia-Sedef for the construction of a light aircraft carrier". Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy. Plymouth University. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Turkey’s ‘national flagship’ set to sail in 2021". http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/. hurriyetdailynews. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Navantia: "Navantia and local partner selected by Turkey for construction of one LPD based on the Juan Carlos I", 27 December 2013.
- ↑ Navy Recognition: "Turkey selects Navantia's Juan Carlos LHD design as winner of its LPD tender", 28 December 2013.
- ↑ World Maritime News: "Navantia and SEDEF Join Forces to Construct LHD and LCMs for Turkish Navy", 7 January 2014.
- ↑ World Maritime News: Concept design of the Turkish variant of Juan Carlos I (L-61) class BPE
- ↑ "Turkey's Future LHD Could Be Modified as an "Aircraft Carrier" to Deploy F-35B Jets". 2 January 2015.
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