TCG Alemdar


The TCG Alemdar is an Alemdar-class submarine rescue mother ship of the Turkish Navy. Ordered on October 28, 2011 and built by Istanbul Shipyard, she was launched on April 29, 2014.
She is designed to perform subsea and surface search and rescue missions under various sea conditions. Her main task is to rescue submarines that can not resurface by their own efforts. She is able to provide life support to the stranded crew of a distressed submarine at a maximum depth of. She is equipped with remotely operated underwater vehicles and atmospheric diving suits. A modern vessel with complex equipment on board, Alemdar will help maintain an appropriate level of salvage and recovery capability for the Turkish Navy's fleet of fourteen diesel-electric submarines.
TCG Alemdar is long with a beam of and a max. draft. She has a speed of in service. At speed, she has a range of.