Anadolu Shipyard recently launched a new naval landing craft at its facilities in Istanbul.
The vessel is the first unit in a planned class of eight landing craft ordered by the Turkish Navy. The second vessel is scheduled to be floated out in the coming weeks.
Upon completion, the new landing craft will have an LOA of 79.9 metres, a beam of 11.7 metres, a maximum draught of 2.5 metres, and a total cargo capacity of 420 tonnes. A vehicle load on a single voyage may include up to three main battle tanks or 260 fully armed troops.
Power will be provided by two 3,400kW engines that will drive fixed-pitch propellers to deliver speeds of up to 20 knots.
The landing craft will feature defensive armament in the form of two stabilised 12.7mm machine guns and two remotely controlled 25mm autocannon.
The vessel's secondary missions will include humanitarian relief, disaster response, and medical evacuation.