Turkey
put a fast amphibious military ship into service as a part of the "Landing
Craft Tank" ( LCT) project, according to a report on Saturday.
The semi-official Anatolia news agency reported that the C-151 was put
to sea at the shipyard of Anadolu Tersanesi on March 9.
This is the first of its eight fast amphibious military ships, model
C-151, which complies with NATO standards.
"I believe wholeheartedly that these ships will be sold to the
world with the reference of the armed forces," Deputy Defense Minister
Kemal Yard mci said at the launch ceremony.
He said: "Our next target is to develop new projects, to
export national technology to the world."
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Landing
Craft Tank (LCT) Project consists of the acquisition of 8 ships through
local design, construction and integration in order to meet operational
requirements of Turkish Naval Forces Command.
The design, construction, system integration, performance and timely
delivery is the responsibility of Anadolu Deniz Insaat Kizaklari (Anadolu
Shipyard or ADIK).
The Ship is a mono-hull type vessel, all steel construction, designed
to meet the speed, sea keeping maneuverability and stability requirements
of Turkish Naval Forces Command. The expected service life will be 30
years.
Displacement : 1,155 Tons
Length (LOA) : 79.85 m
Length (LWL) : 72.95 m
Beam : 11.70 m
Draught : Less than 0.95 m forward; less than 2.35 m aft at full load
Speed: Up to 20 Knots |
