July 2012. Bosphorus. Photo by E. Pavlov.

Country: Turkey.
Class, [Type]: Diver, [ARS].
Homeport: Beykoz.

Callsign: TBEX (     )

Builder: Basalt Rock Co, Napa, USA.  
Launch date: 20 November 1943.
Commission date: 31 October 1944.
Recommission date: 28 September 1979.

Displacement ( tons ): 2000 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 65 x 12,5 x 4.
Main machinery: Diesel-electric: 4 x Cooper-Bessemer GSB-8 diesels ( 3400 hp ), 2 motors. 
Speed ( knots ): 15.
Range ( miles ): 1300 at 14 knots.
Complement: 110.

Guns: 2 x 1 20mm Oerlikon Mk10.

Radar: Navigation: Decca.
Comment: Ex - USS Safeguard ( ARS - 25 ).