The ''AB-25'' class (''Türk'' type) is a class of large

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that was built for the

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in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One craft was transferred to

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in 1998, two were transferred to

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in 1999 and 2001, one was transferred to

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in 2000 and the remainder are in service.

Units

* AB-25 (P-125) - out of service in 2000 * AB-26 (P-126) - transferred to Kazakhstan in 1999 * AB-27 (P-127) * AB-28 (P-128) * AB-29 (P-129) * AB-30 (P-130) - transferred to Georgia in 1998 * AB-31 (P-131) * AB-32 (P-132) - transferred to Kazakhstan in 2001 * AB-33 (P-133) - out of service in 2002 * AB-34 (P-134) - transferred to Azerbaijan in 2000 * AB-35 (P-135) * AB-36 (P-136)

Sources

Patrol vessels of the Turkish Navy Patrol boat classes {{Turkey-stub