AYDIN CLASS

NUMBER	NAME	LAUNCHED	COMMISSIONED
M-265	ALANYA	21 March 2003	26 July 2005
M-266	AMASRA	10 May 2004	26 July 2005
M-267	AYVALIK	26 July 2005	22 June 2007
M-268	AKÇAKOCA	27 September 2006	17 September 2007
M-269	ANAMUR	17 September 2007	10 October 2008
M-270	AKÇAY	27 September 2008	15 December 2009

Characteristics:
Displacement: 715 tons full load
Dimensions: 54.5 x 9.6 x 2.5 metres
Speed, Range: 14 knots, 2400 miles at 10 kts.
Crew: 59 (7 officers)

Weapons:
Guns: 1 x 30mm; 2 x 12,7mm MG

Sensors:
Radars: 1007, navigation
Sonars: Marconi, Type 2093 variable depth sonar

Comments:
In 1999, the German shipyards Abeking & Rasmussen and Lürssen Werft were awarded with the contract about 630 million US Dollar, of building 6 mine hunters. The contract was signed on 30 July 1999. The design is very similar to Type 332 mine hunters in German Navy.

First ship was built in Germany; reminder in Istanbul Naval Yard. Contrary to the widely adopted use of GPR, these ships are made of non-magnetic steel. The design is very similar to Type 332 mine hunters in German Navy. Thus the Turkish Navy became the second navy using non-magnetic steel in NATO for mine hunters besides German Navy

Each ship will have 2 PAP-105 Mk5 mine counter system and Nautis-3M command and control system. The Type 2093 variable depth sonar is hull mounted and can operate up to 200m depth and up to 12 knots.