A-579 Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasa

Country:  Turkey

Class, [Type]: Type 401, [AXT].

Builder: Schlieker, Hamburg, Germany.

Launch date: 05 May 1960.

Commission date: 31 March 1993.

Displacement ( tons ): 2.330 standard, 2.930 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 98,8 x 11,8 x 3,95

Main machinery: 6 x MTU 16V TB81 diesels ( 11.400 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 20.

Range ( miles ): 2.500 at 16 knots.

Complement: 98 ( but can accommodate 210 ).

Guns: 2 x Creusot-Loire 100mm/65 Model 1953, 2 x twin Bofors 40mm/70.

Mines: 2 x mine rails ( 70 x mines ).

Radar: Surface search: 1 x Thales SGR-103; Air search: 1 x Thales SGR-105; Fire control: 2 x Thales M45.

Callsign: TBCK ()

Comment: Ex - A61 Elbe ( Germany ). Transferred to Turkey in 1993. Can be employed as minelayer or escort. Has also acted as Flagship for Standing NATO Response Force Mine Countermeasures Group 2.

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