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History
Name
  • Moorstone 1919-51
  • Kurtaran 1951-62
  • Çıkaran 1962-2010
Operator
  • Royal Navy 1919-51
  • M.Azmi Alpmen 1951-62
  • M.Taviloglu 1962-1978
  • Nazim Colak ve Ortagi, Istanbul 1978–2010
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Port of registry
Builder Bow, McLachlan & Co, [2] Paisley, Scotland
Yard number380 [2]
Launched12 November 1919 [2]
In service1919 [2]
Identification
  • IMO number 5072773; call sign TCCI
  • [1]
FateDeleted 12 July 2010 [3]
General characteristics
Class and typeMoor class
Typemooring & salvage tug [2]
Tonnage459 tons GRT [2]
Length139 ft 5 in (42.49 m) [2]
Beam29 ft 1 in (8.86 m) [2]
Installed power triple-expansion steam engine
Propulsionscrew [2]

Çıkaran is a Moor-class mooring and salvage tug. Bow, McLachlan and Company of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland built her for the Royal Navy, who commissioned her as HMDYC Moorstone in 1919. [2] In 1948, she was decommissioned and in 1951, she was sold to civilian owners in Turkey, who renamed her Kurtaran. [2] In 1962, she was sold again and her new owners named her Çıkaran. [2] She was deleted from the register on 12 July 2010. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Cikaran". Shipping Data. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cameron, Stuart; Asprey, David. "HMDYC Moorstone". Clyde-built Database. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)
  3. ^ a b c "Screw Steamer Moorstone". Scottish built ships. Retrieved 1 March 2022.