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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
OTTOMAN EMPIRE / TURKEY
MINE WARFARE SHIPS AND CRAFT
SEYMEN minesweepers (1958-1967, 1954/1970)
Photo
Sürmene 1975
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymen (ex-De Panne) | M507 | Hiltebrant DD, Kingston, USA | 16.11.1953 | 9.1954 // 11.1970 | stricken 1998 | ||
| Selçuk (ex-Pavot) | M508 | Stephen Bros, Stockton, USA | 21.11.1953 | 6.1954 // 3.1970 | survey vessel 4.1998 | ||
| Seyhan (ex-Renoncule) | M509 | South Coast, Newport Beach, USA | 22.5.1953 | 8.1954 // 3.1970 | stricken 1998 | ||
| Samsun | M510 | Bellingham SY, USA | 6.9.1957 | 10.1958 | stricken 2005 | ||
| Sinop | M511 | Bellingham SY, USA | 4.1.1958 | 2.1959 | stricken 2005 | ||
| Sürmene | M512 | Bellingham SY, USA | 1958 | 3.1959 | stricken 2005 | ||
| Seddülbahir | M513 | Bellingham SY, USA | 1958 | 5.1959 | stricken 2005 | ||
| Silifke | M514 | Dorchester Bldrs, USA | 21.11.1964 | 3.1966 | stricken 2014 | ||
| Saros | M515 | Dorchester Bldrs, USA | 1.5.1965 | 2.1966 | stricken 2017 | ||
| Sığacık | M516 | Peterson Bldrs, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 12.6.1964 | 6.1965 | stricken 2017 | ||
| Sapanca | M517 | Peterson Bldrs, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 14.9.1964 | 26.7.1965 | stricken 2017 | ||
| Sarıyer | M518 | Peterson Bldrs, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 21.4.1966 | 8.9.1967 | stricken 2017 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | M507-509: 360 M510-518: 300 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | M507-509: 400 M510-518: 392 |
| Length, m | 42.1 wl 44.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | M507-509: 8.10 M510-513: 7.95 M514-518: 8.29 |
| Draught, m | M507-509: 2.10 M510-518: 2.55 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | M507-509: 2 Packard diesels M510-513: 4 General Motors Detroit 6-71 diesels M514-518: 2 Waukesha L-1616 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | M507-509, 514-518: 1200 M510-513: 880 |
| Max speed, kts | M507-513: 13 M514-518: 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, mechanical, acoustic, magnetic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | M507-509: SPS-53 radar, UQS-1 sonar M510-518: Decca 1226 radar, UQS-1D sonar |
| Complement | M507-509: 39 M510-518: 38 |
Standard scale images
Sinop 1970
Graphics
Sürmene 1975
Sapanca 2003
Project history
Nine US-built Redwing class MSCs were transferred to Turkey in 1958-1967. Three more Adjutant class ships were received by Turkish Navy in 1970: ex-French Renoncule and Pavot and ex-Belgian De Panne.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
