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OTTOMAN EMPIRE / TURKEY
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MUAVENET destroyer (1944/1971)
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Muavenet 1980
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muavenet (ex-Gwin) | DM357 | Bethlehem, San Pedro, USA | 31.10.1943 | 9.4.1944 | 30.9.1944 // 22.10.1971 | damaged 2.10.1992, stricken late 1993 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2250 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3375 |
| Length, m | 112.5 wl 114.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.5 |
| Draught, m | 4.39 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 60000 |
| Max speed, kts | 34 |
| Fuel, t | oil 494 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3300 (20) |
| Armament | 3 x 2 - 127/38 Mk 12, 3 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 1 DCR, 80 mines |
| Electronic equipment | nav., SPS-10, SPS-6, Mk 25 radars, QHB sonar, WLR-1 ECM suite, 4x RBOC decoy RL |
| Complement | 336 |
Standard scale images
Muavenet 1975
Graphics
Muavenet 1980
Project history
Former USN Robert H. Smith class destroyer-minelayer, transferred to Turkey under MDAP.
Modernizations
1983: - 1 x 4 - 40/60, SPS-6 radar; + 1 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, SPS-40, SPG-34 radars
Naval service
Muavenet 2.10.1992 on NATO exercises was severely damaged by a Sea Sparrow missile accidentally fired from US aircraft carrier Saratoga. Repair was considered too expensive, and ship was stricken late 1993.
