KAAN 15 class

 18 KAAN 15-class PATROL BOATS (WPB)

 Pendant                 Commissioned           Status

 SG-1 through SG-10      Sept. 1998-1999        Active
 KKTCSG-11 and 12        April 2000             Active
 SG-13 through SG-18     July 2001-July 2002    Active

Six units were ordered in May 1997; a second order for six more was signed in February 1998; and a third order for six more units was placed in August 2000. The boats are primarily designed to intercept smugglers. Each is...