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Tinaztepe-class destroyer

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Turkish destroyer TCG Zafer
Class overview
NameTınaztepe class
BuildersC.T. Riva Trigoso, Italy
Operators Turkish Navy
Preceded byAdatepe class
Built1930-32
In commission1931-54
Completed2
Retired2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement1225 tonnes standard, 1635 tonnes full load
Length96 m (315 ft)
Beam9.3 m (31 ft)
Draught3.28 m (10.8 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Thornycroft type boilers, 35,000 hp (26,100 kW)
Speed36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement149
Armament

The Tinaztepe class were two destroyers built in Italy for the Turkish Navy in the 1930s.

These ships were versions of the contemporary Italian Folgore-class destroyer[citation needed] or Freccia-class destroyer[1] and were purchased while being built for the Italian Navy. In contrast with other Italian destroyers built for export they had their main armament mounted in two twin turrets.

Ships

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Name Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
Tınaztepe C.T. Riva Trigoso, Riva Trigoso 27 July 1931 6 June 1932 February 1954
Zafer 30 September 1931 6 June 1932 February 1954

Notes

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  1. ^ Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Naval Institute Press, 1980, p. 407.

References

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  • Whitley, M.J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.