According to information received from the Directorate of Defense Industries, Turkey's first indigenous aircraft carrier and a national war "Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship TCG Anatolia" was closer to the end of the construction work at Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla.
The construction of the ship, which was launched last year, is expected to be completed this year. Today, a new phase has been started in the construction works. After the completion of the main propulsion and propulsion system integration, TCG Anadolu was taken to the pocket dock prepared for itself for port test preparations.
FEATURES OF TCG ANATOLIA
Described as the flagship of the Turkish Navy, TCG ANATOLIA has a length of 232 meters and a width of 32 meters.
Anatolia, which has a height of 58 meters, has a heavy cargo garage for heavy vehicles such as tanks and containers of 410 square meters.
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Turkey's first aircraft carrier! Here are the features of 'TCG Anadolu'[/caption]
The ship also includes a shipyard of 165 square meters, a light-load garage of 880 square meters, a landing area of 5 thousand and a 5,400 square meter flight deck with a flight ramp, and a 900 square meter hangar. Anadolu also has 6 F358, 4 Atak helicopters, 8 medium load helicopters, 2 seahawk general purpose helicopters and 2 unmanned aerial vehicles.