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Replenishment oiler
Akar-class replenishment oiler is a replenishment oiler. Reported operators include Turkish Navy.
TurkeyAkar-class replenishment oiler
Diego Quevedo Carmona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedAkar
Turkish Navy
1987–1995
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Replenishment oiler
19,350 t (19,040 long tons ) (full load)
145.1 m (476 ft 1 in)
22.8 m (74 ft 10 in)
8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft.
16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
203
AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar
2 Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS
Aft helicopter pad
Both ships were constructed in Turkey, though Yarbay Kudret Güngör was the first ship built for the Turkish Navy by a private shipyard.
Akar was laid down in 1982 at Gölcük Naval Shipyard , Kocaeli , Turkey. The vessel was launched in 1983 and commissioned in 1987. Yarbay Kudret Güngör was laid down in 1993 by Sedef Shipyard at Istanbul , Turkey, launched in 1994 and commissioned in 1995.
Akar was laid down in 1982 at Gölcük Naval Shipyard , Kocaeli , Turkey. The vessel was launched in 1983 and commissioned in 1987. Yarbay Kudret Güngör was laid down in 1993 by Sedef Shipyard at Istanbul , Turkey, launched in 1994 and commissioned in 1995.
A-580 Akar Gölcük Naval Shipyard , Kocaeli 5 August 1982 17 November 1983 9 September 1987 In service
A-595 Yarbay Kudret Güngör Sedef Shipyard , Istanbul 5 November 1993 15 November 1994 24 October 1995 In service
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 145.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Akar-class replenishment oiler equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
TürkiyeNavy exact named equipment holdings: Akar. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AOR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Navy exact named class holdings of Akar. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AOR. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.