Names |
Kavak (ex-MMS1) Çanak (ex-MMS2) |
Builders |
Thornycroft, Singapore: Kavak, Çanak |
Completed |
1937 // 1939: Kavak, Çanak |
Losses |
None |
Transfers |
None |
Discarding |
late 1950s: Kavak 1950: Çanak |
Displacement standard, t |
32 |
Displacement full, t |
52 |
Length, m |
22.9 |
Breadth, m |
4.37 |
Draught, m |
1.52 deep load |
No of shafts |
3 |
Machinery |
3 Thornycroft petrol engines |
Power, h. p. |
1500 |
Max speed, kts |
15 |
Fuel, t |
petrol |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 270(15) |
Armament |
mechanical minesweeping gear |
Complement |
11 |
Project history: Former British motor minesweepers. Experimental boats with wooden hulls.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Çanak 1950
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