The ''Kartal'' class is a

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of fast attack missile and torpedo boats of the

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. The vessels of this class were built by Lürssen Werft in

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, and were based on the . However, unlike the ''Zobel'' class, which were armed with only

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es, the ''Kartal'' class are armed with

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s and torpedoes, and can carry up to four mines. TCG ''Kartal'' was the first vessel of the class to be launched, but TCG ''Denizkuşu'' was the first to be delivered and commissioned. TCG ''Meltem'' sank after colliding with the

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training ship '' Khasan'' in 1985. ''Meltem'' was salvaged, but never repaired.Saunders 2004, p.766

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Official Turkish Navy site

Turkish Navy Kartal class patrol craft
{{Ship classes of the Turkish Navy Missile boats of the Turkish Navy Missile boat classes

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