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BERK (D-358) class FF

Country of Origin: Turkey

ship list


 0 BERK-class FRIGATE (FF) (U.S. CLAUD JONES design)

 Name     Pendant   Launched        Commissioned      Status
 BERK     358       June 25, 1971   July 12, 1972     Sunk as target
 PEYK     359       June 7, 1972    July 24, 1975     Scrapped

description

These Turkish-built escort frigates were based on the design of the U.S. CLAUD JONES (DE-1033) class ocean escorts of the late 1950s. These were the first major modern warships to be built in Turkey.

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