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LST

AMPHIBIOUS SHIP

The main mission of the Landing Ship Tank
(LST) is amphibious operations, vehicles,
and equipment with unit transport and
fire support. In addition to contributing
to operations and logistics missions with
advanced communications, electronic
and command control facilities, the
vessels are equipped with facilities and
capabilities to carry out natural disaster
relief missions when necessary.
The LST amphibious ships, built as a
mono hull, displacement type with all-
steel construction, have full personnel
protection against nuclear, biological and
chemical attacks, as well as a helicopter
platform to allow the landing and take-off
of a 15-ton general purpose helicopter.
While the construction of the first ship,
the TCG-BAYRAKTAR, was realized with
70.68% domestic industry participation,
the share of SME’s in domestic industry
participation was approximately 48%.
The second vessel in the program, the”
TCG SANCAKTAR”, is planned to be
delivered to the Turkish Naval Forces
in 2017 upon the completion of sea
acceptance tests.

MOSHIP

SUBMARINE RESCUE MOTHER SHIP

The building of the TCG ALEMDAR Submarine Rescue Mother Ship (MOSHIP)
started in 2011 and it has the most advanced technologies in the world.
MOSHIP will provide life support to the personnel of a damaged submarine
with the National and NATO deep water rescue vehicles and will enable
the rescue of submarine personnel up to 600-meter depth as well as
undertaking surface ship rescue missions, underwater operations and
wreckage removal work.
Despite the fact that its main mission is to save the crew from a sinking
submarine, our ship is equipped to detect very deep underwater vehicles
(submarines, airplanes, ships) and can save all personnel by providing life
support up to 72 hours and 600-meter depth.

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