Tuzla Class (NTPB)

Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan handed over its 16th and final New Type Patrol Boat (NTPB) to the Turkish Navy in February and is also on track to complete deliveries of its first export order to Turkmenistan this year, the shipbuilder has confirmed. Speaking to IHS Jane’s at the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul on 5 May, Dearsan […]

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) conducted a division tactics exercise with the Turkish navy fast attack craft TCG Tuzla (P 1200) in the Black Sea on Aug. 8. Vella Gulf and Tuzla conducted tactical maneuvering during the exercise. U.S. Navy ships regularly hold similar events with allies and partners to foster […]