Bartın Naval Base
Bartın Naval Base (Turkish: Bartın Deniz Üssü) is a submarine base of the Turkish Navy on the southern coast of the Black Sea in Bartın Province north of Turkey. The base is assigned to the Turkish Northern Sea Area Command. It is located 9.8 km (6.1 mi) west by north-west of Bartın.
| Bartın Naval Base Bartın Deniz Üssü | |
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| Bartın | |
  Bartın NB Location of Bartın Naval Base | |
| Coordinates | 41.68250°N 32.23822°E |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Turkish Navy |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1965 - present |
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| Special Forces |
| Naval infantry |
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The submarine pen, adjacent to the Port of Bartın, was built between 1960 and 1965 by the Turkish construction company STFA to give underground shelter to the Black Sea submarine flotilla.[1]
References
- "Bartın Limanı ve Denizaltı Sığınakları" (in Turkish). Şantiyeciler. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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