CANDARLI (A-588) class

 2 CANDARLI-class SURVEY SHIPS (AGS) (U.S. SILAS BENT class)

 Name         Pendant      Launched         In Service        Status

 CANDARLI     A-588        Nov. 20, 1965    May 19, 1967      Active
   (ex-USNS KANE, T-AGS-27)
 CESME        A-599        May 16, 1964     July 23, 1965     Active
   (ex-USNS SILAS BENT, T-AGS-26)

The CESME was transferred to Turkey by sale in Singapore on Oct. 28, 1999, having been taken out of service by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift...