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Minehunter
A-class minehunter is a minehunter. It was built by Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen Istanbul Naval Yard. Reported operators include Turkish Naval Forces.
AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of A-class minehunter; geometry is illustrative. Not evidence for specifications.
ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · ModifiedLürssen Abeking & Rasmussen Istanbul Naval Yard
Turkish Naval Forces
2005–present
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Minehunter
650 t
54.4 m (178 ft)
9.2 m (30 ft)
2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
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
18 kn (33 km/h)
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1 × Marconi 2093 VDS mine hunting sonar DRBN 32 navigation radar
2 × Barricade chaff and flare launcher
1 × 30 mm gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine gun 2 × PAP-105 Mk5 mine hunting system Mine laying capabilities
mine diver equipment, decompression chamber crane
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 54.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 54.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 54.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 54.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 54.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 54.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
A-class minehunter equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
TürkiyeTürkiye naval inventory of A-class minehunter as recorded in the 2025 edition; excludes orders and construction. Family total, with no unsupported allocation to variants. Fleet holdings are not an immediate-readiness count.