40°43′24″N 29°50′07″E / 40.7233512°N 29.8351845°E / 40.7233512; 29.8351845

TCG Yarhisar on 25 May 2007
History
United States
NamePC-1640
BuilderGunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland
Laid down11 March 1963
Launched14 May 1964
Commissioned27 August 1964
Decommissioned18 July 1965
FateTransferred to Turkish Navy, 18 July 1965
Turkey
NameYarhisar
Acquired18 July 1965
Commissioned18 July 1965
Decommissioned2005
Identification
StatusMuseum ship at Yarhisar Naval Museum, Turkey
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement295 tons (full load)
Length175 ft (53 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 x 2,400hp ALCO 169X 10AT diesel engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement59
Armament

USS PC-1640 was an PC-1638-class submarine chaser in the United States Navy during the Cold War. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Yarhisar (P 113) of the Hisar-class patrol boat.

Construction and commissioning

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PC-1640 was laid down on 11 March 1963 at Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corps., Portland, Oregon. Launched on 14 May 1964 and commissioned on 27 August 1964.

On 18 July 1965, she was transferred to the Turkish Navy in San Diego and renamed TCG Yarhisar (P 113).

She was decommissioned in 2005.[1]

In 2006, beginning to serve as a museum ship, Turkey's first and only land placed warship museum title. The museum ship is open to visitors today on the coast of Gölcük district of Kocaeli.[2][3]

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ "PC-1640". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  2. ^ "GÖLCÜK BELEDİYESİ YARHİSAR MÜZE GEMİSİ-KAVAKLI GÖLCÜK". Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ^ "Yarhisar 12. Yıl kutlamasına hazırlanıyor". Gölcük Gündem (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-27.