According to information published by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on November 2, 2021, Ukrainian Naval Forces Command personnel were given “Navy Internship” training by the Turkish Navy on TCG Kinaliada corvette.
Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link
Ukrainian Navy sailors on TCG Kinaliada corvette (Picture source: Dumskaya)
TCG Kınalıada (F-514) is the fourth ship of the Ada-class ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. Kınalıada was named after Kınalıada Island, a part of the Princes' Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul, Turkey.
Designed, developed and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, it was laid down on October 8, 2015 and launched on July 3, 2017.
Kınalıada has a displacement of 2,400 long tons (2,440 t), is 99.50 m (326.4 ft) in length, 14.4 m (47 ft) in beam, and has a draft of 3.89 m (12.8 ft).
She is powered by two diesel engines and a gas turbine, with a power of 35,000 kilowatts (47,000 hp), driving two propellers, and is capable of speeding up to 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph).
She has a range of 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and has an endurance of 21 days with logistical support and ten days while operating autonomously. She has a crew of 93, with space for up to 106.
