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AG-6 (P-306) class

Country of Origin: Turkey

ship list


 1 AG-6 class NET TENDER (AN) (U.S. AN-93 class)

 Name     Pendant     Launched     Commissioned     Status

 AG-6     P-306       May 1952     Nov. 10, 1952    Active
   (ex-Dutch CERBERUS, A-895)

description

Originally built for the Netherlands with U.S. offshore assistance funding. Transferred to the Netherlands in December of 1952.

She was returned to the U.S. Navy on Sept. 17, 1970, and transferred to Turkey on the same date.

status

Active.

builders


 Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, N.Y.

characteristics


 Displacement:        780 tons standard
                      902 tons full load
 Dimensions:
     length           166 ft 7 in (50.80 m) overall
     beam              34 ft 5 in (10.50 m)
     draft             13 ft 3 in ( 4.05 m) maximum
 Propulsion:          Diesel-Electric drive: 2 General Motors
                        type 8-268A diesels, 1,500 total bhp;
                        1 shaft
 Performance:
     speed            12.5 knots
     range            5,200 nm at 12 knots
 Manning:             48 total
 Combat Systems:
     guns             1 76.2-mm/50-cal. (Mark 22) DP
                      4 20-mm/70-cal. Oerlikon (Mark 10) AA
     radars           1 Racal-Decca TM-1226 navigation

issues and notes

None.

operational notes

None.

variants alternative

U.S. AN-93 class

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