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Thursday, 12 November 2020

Turkish tank landing ship TCG Sabcaktar (L403) 2018-


With our thanks to Oğuz Eroğuz

Of the Bayraktar-class. Building awarded in June 2011, contract signed in March 2103, built by the Anadily Shipyard, Turkey and commissioned on 7 April 2018. Displacement 7.370 (full load) tons and as dimensions 138,75 x 19,60 x <2 (fore fully loaded)-<5 (aft fully loaded) metres or 455,3 z 64.4 z 6.7-16.5 feet. Machinery consists of 4 diesel engines and 3 controllabe pitch propellors allowing a speed of 18 knots and with 15 knots a range of 6.000 nautical miles. Transport capacity 1.200 tons and 486 military and carried with her 4 landing craft (LCVP’s) and 3 self-propelled pontoons. Crew numbers 176 men. Armament consists of 2Leonardo’s (ex Oto Melara) Fast Fortu 4cm guns mounted on the bow, 2-2cm Phalanx CIWS ,Block 1B Baseline 2 rapid-fire cannon and 2 Aselsan Stamp 12.7mm RWS and a landing sport for a heavy helicopter.

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