| Erdek Naval Base Erdek Deniz Üssü | |
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| Erdek, Balıkesir | |
  Erdek NBclass=notpageimage| Location of Erdek Naval Base | |
| Coordinates | 40°23′27″N 27°48′14″E / 40.39088°N 27.80382°E / 40.39088; 27.80382 |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Turkish Navy |
Erdek Naval Base (Turkish: Erdek Deniz Üssü) is a base of the Turkish Navy on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara 1.2 km (0.75 mi) south-east of Erdek in Balıkesir Province. It is the principal base for mine warfare vessels.
Operations
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| Components |
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| History |
| Special Forces |
| Equipment |
- 1st Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla Commodore (1. Arama Tarama Filotillası Komodorluğu)
- 2nd Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla Commodore (2. Arama Tarama Filotillası Komodorluğu)
- Mine Warfare Support Center Command (Mayın Harbi Destek Merkezi Komutanlığı)
Homeported vessels
1st Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla
- A or Aydın class minehunters
- TCG Alanya (M 265)
- TCG Amasra (M 266)
- TCG Ayvalık (M 267)
- TCG Akçakoca (M 268)
- S class minesweepers
- TCG Silifke (M 514)
- TCG Saros (M 515)
- TCG Sığacık (M 516)
- TCG Sapanca (M 517)
- TCG Sarıyer (M 518)
2nd Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla
- E or Engin class minehunters
- TCG Edincik (M 260), ex HMS Grecian (J352)
- TCG Edremit (M 261), ex HMS Chance (J340)
- TCG Enez (M 262)
- TCG Erdek (M 263)
- TCG Erdemli (M 264), ex HMS Catherine (J12)
- F class minesweepers
- TCG Foça (M 500)
- TCG Fethiye (M 501)
- TCG Fatsa (M 502), ex HMS Fairy (J403)
- TCG Finike (M 503), ex HMS Gazelle (J342)
References
- ^ "Mayın Filsu Komutanlığı" (in Turkish). Turkish Navy. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- "Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı • Anasayfa".
- "Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı • Anasayfa".
- "Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı • Anasayfa".
- ^ "Turkish Navy News". Zeta Boards. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- "Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı • Anasayfa".