GAZAL (A-587) class

 1 GAZAL-class OCEAN TUG (ATF) (U.S. CHEROKEE class)

 Name      Pendant    Launched        Commissioned    Status

 GAZAL     A-587      May 27, 1942    Dec. 6, 1942    Active
   (ex-USS SIOUX, ATF-75)

This ship is a large, steel-hulled, oceangoing tug, many of which saw extensive combat service in World War II in the U.S. Navy. This vessel was transferred to Turkey on Oct. 30, 1972, and purchased outright on Aug. 15, 1973. There are many sisters active in other navies.

Active.

 United Engineering, Alameda, Calif.

 Displacement:      1,235 tons standard
                    1,675 tons full load
 Dimensions:
     length         205 ft 1 in (62.50 m) overall
     beam            38 ft 4 in (11.70 m)
     draft           15 ft 4 in ( 4.70 m) maximum
 Propulsion:        Diesel-Electric drive: 4 General Motors
                      type 12-278 diesels driving 4 generators
                      driving 1 motor; 3,000 total bhp; 1 shaft
 Performance:
     speed          16.5 knots
     range          15,000 nm at 8 kts.; 6,500 nm at 16 kts.
 Manning:           85 total
 Combat Systems
     guns           1 76.2-mm/50-cal. (Mark 22) DP
                    2 20-mm/70 cal. Oerlikon (Mark 10) AA
     radar          1 Racal-Decca 1226 navigation

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