Feature 5 | COAST GUARD VESSELS
Launch milestone for Turkish Coast Guard SAR project
Te programme to deliver four new Search and Rescue (SAR) ships to the Turkish Coast Guard has achieved a significant milestone with the launch of lead vessel TCSG Dost from the Tuzla shipyard of lead contractor RMK Marine.
The new Turkish Coast Guard and SAR vessels are based on the design of the Sirio class offshore patrol vessel originally designed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
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subsidiary of automotive and industrial group Koç Holdings, RMK Marine was in January
2007 awarded a €352.5 million contract by the Turkish Ministry of National Defence’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarliği – SSM) for the four 88m ships, to be named Dost, Umut, Yaşam and Güven. Te design itself is a licensed derivative
of the proven Sirio class offshore patrol vessel originally designed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, but more than 70% (by value) of the programme is being delivered by Turkish industry. Displacing 1700tonnes, and designed
to RINAMIL classification standards, the new vessels will be the largest ships ever operated by the Turkish Coast Guard. They are designed to meet a
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requirement for a long-endurance (10 days) platform able to sustain operations in conditions up to Sea State 5, and provide a capability for embarked helicopter operations. In addition to SAR operations, the class will also contribute to patrol, firefighting,
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Turkish Coast Guard SAR Ship
Length, oa...........................................88.6m Length, bp...........................................80.0m Beam....................................................12.2m Draught................................................3.61m Displacement.............................1700tonnes Seakeeping............Operational capability up to Sea State 6
Complement.....................................72 + 20
anti-smuggling, and pollution monitoring and control. According to RMK Marine, the
SAR vessel programme represents an important milestone in the development of Turkey’s indigenous capability for the design, build and systems integration of naval ships, marking the first time that nationally-developed command, control and electronic systems have been integrated to a newbuild vessel. Local combat systems house Aselsan, a Turkish Armed Forces Foundation Company, is taking responsibility for providing the combat management system (CMS) and communications fit. Fincantieri, as prime sub-contractor for
the programme, is providing engineering and design services, materiel, transfer of technology, logistic support and technical
Warship Technology July/August 2010
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