The Turkish Navy received a new landing ship
Turkey "is among the ten countries in the world that can design and build military ships on their own," Defense Minister Fikri Ishik said at the ceremony.
The agency recalls that in 2011, the Turkish Defense Industry Secretariat signed an agreement with the Turkish company HAVELSAN on the implementation of the LST project, under which the construction of landing ships for the national naval forces was planned.
Bayraktar - the first of the 2-x ships, built under this project.
“Bayraktar is capable of withstanding atomic, biological and chemical attacks. Its length is 139 m, its width is 19,6 meters, its displacement is 7254 tons. The ship is 71 percent equipped with domestic technology. Bayraktar is able to deliver to the shore immediately 1200 tons of cargo or several tanks, armored vehicles and other vehicles, ”the publication says.
The duration of the autonomous navigation of the ship is 30 days; 5 thousand nautical miles can pass without refueling.
The second landing ship Sancaktar is under construction, was launched in July 2016 of the year.
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