Tinaztepe, Zafer 1931-1954 The Tinaztepe class destroyers were built for the Turkish Navy by C.T. Riva Trigoso in 1930-32. They were the secind pair of four destroyers ordered on the same design, part of a massive re-armament program. Tinaztepe and Zafer were smaller than their half-sisters the Kocatepe class, while still based on the same … Read more
Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (1932-47) In the development of Spanish Submarines up to WW2 there were mostly Holland/Vickers Types, until Germany entered the loop. The story of E1, sole submarine of the E class never commissioned by Spain, is very much the story of IvS, NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw. This covert design bureau at The Hague, … Read more
Turkish Navy Introduction on Turkish Submarine 1923-1935 The development of Turkish submarines went on a long way. The very first ones, Abdülhamid and Abdülmecid, were commissonned in 1886 and 1887, at a time more Navies considered them experimental and little else. A cooperation between Sweden and British Yards, they were based on the Nordenfelt design, … Read more
