Gölcük Naval Shipyard
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Gölcük Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy
within the Gölcük Naval Base
on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara
in Gölcük, Kocaeli
. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the building and the maintenance of military vessels. A total of 3,221 personnel are employed at the shipyard streching over an area of 255526 m² (2,750,459 sq ft) with covered structures of 121466 m² (1,307,449.1 sq ft).
TCG Yavuz
after the World War I
, a floating drydock, large enough to hold the big vessel, was needed. The site chosen was Gölcük on the southern shore of the Gulf of İzmit. With the construction of the floating drydock and the housing barracks
by the German
shipbuilding company Flender Werke
, Gölcük Naval Shipyard was established in 1926.
The maintenance facilities were extended in 1942 with various other buildings, such as machine plant and foundry, stretching over a big swampland
, a small lake and hazelnut orchard
fields in Gölcük. The Convention on the Turkish straits, part of the Treaty of Lausanne
signed in 1923, banned military facilities in the Turkish Straits
. So, Turkish Navy's infrastructure, like shipyards and naval facilities, at the Golden Horn
and İstinye
in Istanbul
were systematically relocated to Gölcük.
The principal development of the shipyard took place after 1947 within the frame of NATO subsidies. Gölcük Naval Shipyard is today capable of building ships like submarine
s, corvette
s, frigate
s, landing ships and commercial vessels up to 30.000 DWT
. It is the second biggest shipbuilding facility in Turkey after Pendik Naval Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul
.
In 1980, an Ay class submarine
of 1,000 tons was constructed at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard marking an important turning point in the Turkish shipbuilding history. Also, the building of a modern frigate, the TCG Fatih (F 242), in 1988 earned the naval shipyard international prestige.
As of January 4, 2008, a total of 454 vessels were built at Gölcük Naval Shipyard.
Turkish Navy
The Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.- Ottoman fleet after Mudros :Following the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, on November 3, 1918, the fleet commander of the Ottoman Navy, Liva Amiral Arif Pasha, ordered all flags to be...
within the Gölcük Naval Base
Gölcük Naval Base
Gölcük Naval Base is the main base of the Turkish Navy on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. It is the principal base for logistic support with various facilities stretched over of land....
on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as the Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Black...
in Gölcük, Kocaeli
Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze. The traffic code is 41. The province is located at the easternmost end of the Marmara Sea, especially on the Gulf of İzmit. Because of...
. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the building and the maintenance of military vessels. A total of 3,221 personnel are employed at the shipyard streching over an area of 255526 m² (2,750,459 sq ft) with covered structures of 121466 m² (1,307,449.1 sq ft).
History
To repair the war damages of the Turkish battlecruiserBattlecruiser
Battlecruisers were large capital ships built in the first half of the 20th century. They were developed in the first decade of the century as the successor to the armoured cruiser, but their evolution was more closely linked to that of the dreadnought battleship...
TCG Yavuz
SMS Goeben
SMS Goeben was the second of two Moltke-class battlecruisers of the Imperial German Navy, launched in 1911 and named after the German Franco-Prussian War veteran General August Karl von Goeben...
after the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, a floating drydock, large enough to hold the big vessel, was needed. The site chosen was Gölcük on the southern shore of the Gulf of İzmit. With the construction of the floating drydock and the housing barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
shipbuilding company Flender Werke
Flender Werke
Flender Werke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Lübeck. It was founded in 1917 and was at a time one of the largest shipyards in Germany.During World War II, Flender Werke built 2 Type II and 40 Type VII U-boats for the Kriegsmarine....
, Gölcük Naval Shipyard was established in 1926.
The maintenance facilities were extended in 1942 with various other buildings, such as machine plant and foundry, stretching over a big swampland
Swampland
In physics, the term swampland is used in contrast to the term "landscape," to indicate physical theories or aspects of such theories which could be true if gravity wasn't an issue, but which are not compatible with string theory...
, a small lake and hazelnut orchard
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...
fields in Gölcük. The Convention on the Turkish straits, part of the Treaty of Lausanne
Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was a peace treaty signed in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 July 1923, that settled the Anatolian and East Thracian parts of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. The treaty of Lausanne was ratified by the Greek government on 11 February 1924, by the Turkish government on 31...
signed in 1923, banned military facilities in the Turkish Straits
Turkish Straits
The term Turkish Straits refers to the two narrow straits in northwestern Turkey, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, that connect the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea on one side and the Aegean arm of the Mediterranean Sea on the other. They are conventionally considered the boundary between the...
. So, Turkish Navy's infrastructure, like shipyards and naval facilities, at the Golden Horn
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn is a historic inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming the natural harbor that has sheltered Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other ships for thousands of...
and İstinye
Istinye
İstinye is a neighbourhood in Istanbul, on the European side of the city. It is located between Emirgan and Yeniköy on the northwestern shore of the Bosporus, within the borough of Sarıyer. It is one of the finest seashore locations on the Bosporus where people walk around during the weekends....
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
were systematically relocated to Gölcük.
The principal development of the shipyard took place after 1947 within the frame of NATO subsidies. Gölcük Naval Shipyard is today capable of building ships like submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s, corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
s, frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
s, landing ships and commercial vessels up to 30.000 DWT
Deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew...
. It is the second biggest shipbuilding facility in Turkey after Pendik Naval Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul
Tuzla (district)
Tuzla is a small town, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the city beyond Kartal and Pendik. Tuzla is on a headland on the coast of the Marmara Sea, at the eastern limit of the city. The mayor is Şadi Yazıcı .-History:...
.
Milestones
Following the completion of repair works at TCG Yavuz, the shipyard started with the building of its first ship. On July 26, 1934, an oil tanker was laid down. The 58.6 m (192.3 ft) long vessel was constructed in 16 months, named MT Gölcük after the shipyard and launched on November 1, 1935, being also the first ship built in the Republican era. MT Gölcük served until 1983.In 1980, an Ay class submarine
Type 209 submarine
The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...
of 1,000 tons was constructed at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard marking an important turning point in the Turkish shipbuilding history. Also, the building of a modern frigate, the TCG Fatih (F 242), in 1988 earned the naval shipyard international prestige.
As of January 4, 2008, a total of 454 vessels were built at Gölcük Naval Shipyard.
Notable ships built
- Floating dockFloating dockA floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock...
of 7,500 tons lifting capacity - Akar class Logistics Support Vessel (Supertanker)
- Yavuz class frigates (MEKO 200 TN Track I)Yavuz class frigateThe Yavuz class are a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships; in this case the MEKO 200 design...
- TCG Fatih (F 242) launched April 24, 1987, commissioned October 12, 1988
- TCG Yıldırım (F 243) launched July 22, 1988, commissioned November 17, 1989
- Barbaros class frigates (MEKO 200 TN II-A)Barbaros class frigateThe Barbaros-class frigates are the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance...
- TCG Oruç Reis-III (F 245) launched July 28, 1994, commissioned May 23, 1997
- Salih Reis class frigates (MEKO 200 TN II-B)Barbaros class frigateThe Barbaros-class frigates are the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance...
- TCG Kemal Reis-II (F 247) launched July 28, 1998, commissioned June 8, 2000
- Ay class submarines (Type 209/1200)Type 209 submarineThe Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...
- TCG Yıldıray (S 350) commissioned July 20, 1981
- TCG Doğanay (S 351) commissioned November 16, 1984
- TCG Dolunay (S 352) commissioned September 14, 1990
- Preveze class submarines (Type 209/T1.1400)Type 209 submarineThe Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...
- TCG Preveze (S 353) commissioned July 28, 1994
- TCG Sakarya (S 354) commissioned December 21, 1995
- TCG 18 Mart (S 355) commissioned June 29, 1998
- TCG Anafartalar (S 356) commissioned October 12, 1998
- Gür class submarines (Type 209/T2.1400)Type 209 submarineThe Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...
- TCG Gür (S 357) commissioned July 24, 2003
- TCG Çanakkale (S 358) commissioned December 13, 2004
- TCG Burakreis (S 359) commissioned November 1, 2006
- TCG Birinci İnönü (S 360) launched May 24, 2007, commissioned June 27, 2008
- Kılıç II-B class fast patrol boatKiliç class fast attack craftThe Kılıç Class is one of the Fast Attack Craft / Missile Boat classes of the Turkish Navy. It is defined as a corvette by Lürssen Werft, the German designer of the vessel....
s- TCG Atak (P 337) launched in 2006, commissioned July 24, 2008
- Turkish Type 80 class coast guard boats
- TCSG-3 Coast Guard Boat
- TCSG-92 Coast Guard Fast Attack Boat
- Kaan class coast guard boats
- MRTP-15, MRTP-29, MRTP-33
Projects
- Coast guard search and rescue ship
- Enhanced fast patrol boats
- Fast patrol boats
- Landing Craft, Tank (LCT)
- Landing Ship, Tank (LST)
- Landing Platform DockAmphibious transport dockAn amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform/dock , is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship...
(LPD) - A class MinehunterFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
s - New type patrol boat
- Type 214Type 214 submarineThe Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH . It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion system using Siemens polymer electrolyte membrane hydrogen fuel cells...
AIP submarines - Rescue and towing ship
- Submarine rescue mother ship (MOSHIP)
See also
- Pendik Naval Shipyard, Tuzla, IstanbulTuzla (district)Tuzla is a small town, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the city beyond Kartal and Pendik. Tuzla is on a headland on the coast of the Marmara Sea, at the eastern limit of the city. The mayor is Şadi Yazıcı .-History:...
- Gölcük Naval BaseGölcük Naval BaseGölcük Naval Base is the main base of the Turkish Navy on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. It is the principal base for logistic support with various facilities stretched over of land....
, Gölcük. Kocaeli