{{Short description|Turkish class of minehunter vessels}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox ship |sclass=2 |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= Amasra (M266).jpg |image_caption=''Amasra'' (M266) }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |builders=*Lürssen *Abeking & Rasmussen *Istanbul Naval Yard |operators= {{naval|Turkey}} |class_before= |class_after= |subclasses= |built_range= |in_commission_range=2005–present |total_ships_building= |total_ships_planned=6 |total_ships_completed=6 |total_ships_canceled= |total_ships_active=6 |total_ships_laid_up= |total_ships_lost= |total_ships_retired= |total_ships_preserved= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Minehunter |displacement=650 t |length={{convert|54.4|m|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|9.2|m|abbr=on}} |draught= |draft={{convert|2.6|m|abbr=on}} |propulsion=*2 × MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines, 2040 kW each *2 × electric motors for slow and silent maneuvering *2 × Renk PLS 25 E gearboxes *2 × controllable pitch propellers |speed={{convert|18|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} |range= |complement=41 |sensors=*1 × Marconi 2093 VDS mine hunting sonar *DRBN 32 navigation radar |EW=2 × Barricade chaff and flare launcher |armament=*1 × 30 mm gun *2 × 12.7 mm machine gun *2 × PAP-105 Mk5 mine hunting system *Mine laying capabilities |armour= |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes=*mine diver equipment, decompression chamber *crane }} }}
The '''A class''' is a class of minehunter vessels in the Turkish Navy. In 1999, the German shipyards Lürssen and Abeking & Rasmussen were contracted to build six {{sclass|Frankenthal|minehunter|0}} ships for the Turkish Navy, a purchase worth US$630 million. While the first vessel was built in Germany, later ships were constructed by the Istanbul Naval Shipyard.<ref name=Turk>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishnavy.net/ae.htm|title=Mine Warfare Ships|publisher=Unofficial Homepage of Turkish Navy|accessdate=4 August 2008}}</ref>
The Turkish Navy has become the second naval force in the world, after the German Navy, to use a non-magnetic steel hull in its minehunter vessels.
{|class="wikitable" !Pennant<br>Number !Name !shipyard !commissioned |- |M265 || ''Alanya'' || Abeking & Rasmussen, Lürssen || 26 July 2005 |- |M266 || ''Amasra'' || Istanbul Naval Shipyard || 26 July 2005 |- |M267 || ''Ayvalık'' || Istanbul Naval Shipyard || 22 June 2007 |- |M268 || ''Akçakoca'' || Istanbul Naval Shipyard || 17 September 2007 |- |M269 || ''Anamur'' || Istanbul Naval Shipyard || |- |M270 || ''Akçay'' || Istanbul Naval Shipyard || |- |}
== See also == *Lists of ships of the Turkish Navy
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Ship classes of the Turkish Navy}}
Category:Mine warfare vessel classes Category:Frankenthal-class minehunters Category:Minehunters of the Turkish Navy Category:Minehunters of Turkey