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Mine Countermeasures Vesselconfirmed
The A class is a class of minehunter vessels in the Turkish Navy. In 1999, the German shipyards Lürssen and Abeking & Rasmussen were contracted to build six Frankenthal-class ships for the Turkish Navy, a purchase worth US$630 million. While the first vessel was built in Germany, later ships were constructed by the Istanbul Naval Shipyard. The Turkish Navy has become the second naval force in the world, after the German Navy, to use a non-magnetic steel hull in its minehunter vessels.
Specifications
| Type | Mine Countermeasures Vessel |
| Origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Lürssen, Abeking & Rasmussen, Istanbul Naval Yard |
| Introduced | 2005 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 54.4 m |
| Speed | 18 kn |
| Crew | 41 |
| Displacement | 650 t |
| Main armament | 1 × 30 mm gun *2 × 12.7 mm machine gun *2 × PAP-105 Mk5 mine hunting system *Mine laying capabilities |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6 | confirmed |
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