TCG Değirmendere
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Centaure |
| Builder | Oelkers Werft, Hamburg, Germany |
| Launched | 8 January 1974 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 15 January 1999 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Turkey, 16 March 1999 |
| Turkey | |
| Name | TCG Değirmandere |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Değirmendere-class offshore tug |
| Displacement | 1,440 t (1,417 long tons) |
| Length | 51.00 m (167 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (15.5 mph; 25.0 km/h) |
| Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Complement | 30 (2 officers, 15 petty officers and 13 enlisted) |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | 2x 12.7 mm machine guns |
TCG Değirmendere (A-576), ex-Centaure (A674), is a Değirmendere-class offshore tugboat in the Turkish Navy. Built in Germany, she was launched in 1974. Christened Centaure, the tugboat saw service in the French Navy with designation A674 from 1974 until her decommissioning in 1999. The same year, she was sold to Turkey, renamed Değirmendere and went into service in the Turkish Navy under designation A-576.