TCG Anadolu

TCG Anadolu conducting naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, August 2023
History
Turkey
NameAnadolu
NamesakeAnatolia
Ordered1 June 2015
BuilderSedef Shipbuilding, Inc.
CostOver $1 billion [1]
Laid down7 February 2018[9]
Launched30 April 2019[3][4][5][6]
Commissioned10 April 2023[7][8]
IdentificationPennant number: L-400[1][2]
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeJuan Carlos I-class amphibious assault ship-aircraft carrier
Displacement
  • 27,436 tons ("amphibious assault ship" configuration)[11]
  • 24,660 tons ("V/STOL aircraft carrier" configuration)[12]
Length232 m (761 ft 2 in)[6]
Beam32 m (105 ft 0 in)[6]
Height58 m (190 ft 3 in)[10]
Depth27.5 m (90 ft 3 in)[10]
Propulsion
Speed
  • Maximum speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[6]
  • Cruise speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[17]
Range9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[6]
Endurance50 days[10] 30 days without replenishment[17]
Boats & landing
craft carried		6 xType LCVP[17]
Capacity
Complement1223 (371 naval officers and seamen, 50 naval aviation personnel, 50 hospital personnel, 550-700 amphibious marines, others)[17]
Sensors and
processing systems		SMART-S Mk.2 S-band 3D radar, SPN-720 Naval Precision Approach Radar, GENESIS-ADVENT Combat Management System, IRST, IFF, TDL, VMF, SATCOM, LWR, DDS, Torpedo Defense System,[3] Aselsan Piri-100 Infrared Search and Tracking System[18]
Armament
Aircraft carried

TCG Anadolu (L-400)[1][2] is an amphibious assault ship of the Turkish Navy.[19] It is named after the peninsula of Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu) which forms the majority of the land mass of Turkey. The construction works began on 30 April 2016 at the shipyard of Sedef Shipbuilding Inc. in Istanbul, with the keel being laid on 7 February 2018.[3][4][5][6][9][20] TCG Anadolu was commissioned with a ceremony on 10 April 2023.[7][21][22][23][24]

The vessel is intended to meet the various needs and requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, such as sustaining long-endurance, long-distance military combat or humanitarian relief operations, while acting as a command center and flagship for the Turkish Navy.[4]

The Sedef–Navantia consortium won the tender for the amphibious assault ship project of the Turkish Navy. Anadolu used the same design as that of the Spanish ship Juan Carlos I. All of the ship's weapon systems were procured by Turkish firms Aselsan and Havelsan.[25][26][27][28][29][30] The ship features a Turkish combat management system, the GENESIS-ADVENT,[31][32][33] which was integrated by Aselsan and Havelsan.[34] Aircraft landing is assisted in all weather condition by Leonardo SPN-720[35] Precision Approach Radar.

Navantia provided design, technology transfer, equipment and technical assistance to Sedef Shipyard of Turkey for the design and development of Anadolu.[36][37]

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  8. ^ "Türkiye'de bir ilk! TCG Anadolu envantere girdi". Hürriyet. 10 April 2023.
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  13. ^ "Deniz Kuvvetleri Bütün AH-1W Super Cobra'ları Teslim Aldı". savunmasanayist.com. 5 April 2022.
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  19. ^ ""TCG Anadolu is the first UCAV carrier in the world"". Presidency Of The Republic Of Türkiye. Government of Türkiye. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Turkey's TCG Anadolu to allow drones to land, takeoff in global 1st". 25 March 2021.
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  27. ^ Navy Recognition: "Turkey selects Navantia's Juan Carlos LHD design as winner of its LPD tender", 28 December 2013.
  28. ^ World Maritime News: "Navantia and SEDEF Join Forces to Construct LHD and LCMs for Turkish Navy", 7 January 2014.
  29. ^ World Maritime News: Concept design of the Turkish variant of Juan Carlos I (L-61) class BPE
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  34. ^ "Turkish Navy Future LHD Model Showcased with F-35B STOVL Aircraft at IDEF 2015" (Press release).
  35. ^ "SPN 720". Leonardo Company. 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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