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Turkey's first self-made warship under trial
Turkey's first self-made warship has been undergoing sea trials, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Friday.Trial operation of the corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada, the first warship completely built in Turkey and developed under the National Ship Project (MILGEM), has been going on as of Nov. 2, the agency quoted the Turkish Naval Forces as saying. Construction of the corvette began in 2005 and the ship is expected to enter service in early 2011, the agency reported. The MILGEM project aims to build a modern littoral combat warship with indigenous anti-submarine warfare and high-seas patrol capabilities, extensively using the principles of stealth technology in its design, according to the report. Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-11-13 |
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