TCG Sultanhisar (P-111)

For other ships with the same name, see TCG Sultanhisar.

USS PC-1638
History
United States
Name	PC-1638
Builder	Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland
Laid down	1963
Launched	1963
Commissioned	1964
Decommissioned	9 May 1964
Fate	Transferred to Turkish Navy, 9 May 1964
Turkey
Name	Sultanhisar
Namesake	Sultanhisar
Acquired	9 May 1964
Commissioned	25 January 1965
Decommissioned	3 June 2002
Identification	Callsign: TBLM Pennant number: P 111
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	PC-1638-class submarine chaser Hisar-class patrol boat
Displacement	295 tons (full load)
Length	175 ft (53 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion	2 x 2,400hp ALCO 169X 10AT diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	59
Armament	1 x Mk 15 ASW Hedgehog mortar 1 × 40 mm gun 3 × 20 mm cannons 2 rocket launchers 4 depth charge projectiles 2 depth charge tracks

TCG Sultanhisar (P-111), ex-USS PC-1638, was a Hisar-class patrol boat of the Turkish Navy. She was built in 1963 by Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp. in Portland, Oregon as a submarine chaser. ^{[1] [2]}

The vessel was transferred on May 9, 1964 ^{[3] [4]} along with two other boats of the same class to Turkey. Three other ships of the class followed the next year. ^[5] Commissioned on January 25, 1965, ^[6] the Sultanhisar was stationed at the Gölcük Naval Base together with other Hisar-class patrol boats, before they were deployed in 1977 to the naval base in İzmir. ^[2]

Sultanhisar was decommissioned on June 3, 2002 ^[6] as Burak-class corvettes entered service. ^[2]

TCG Sultanhisar (P-111) was the third ship of the Turkish Navy to have the name, following the destroyer TCG Sultanhisar and the torpedo boat Sultanhisar. ^[6]

References

1. "Submarine Chaser Photo Archive PC-1638". NavSource. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
2. "Refakat ve Karakol Filosu Komutanlığı" (in Turkish). Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
3. "Gunderson Marine, Portland OR". Shipbuilding History. 2010-12-07. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
4. "Gunboats Transferred Since WWII". Gunboats and OPVs Transferred Foreign. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
5. "Turkish Navy / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri - Ships". Sea Forces. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
6. "Deniz kuvvetlerinde sistem değişikliği (System change in naval force)" (in Turkish). Belgeler. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-30.