| Name: | TUZLA |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Launched: | 28/07/1942 |
| Completed: | 09/1942 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1752 |
| Dimensions: | 716grt, 268nrt, 179.5 x 40.2 x 11.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (12, 19 & 31 x 21ins), 132nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Reg Number: | 165839 |
| History: | |
| 14/09/1942 | Ministry of War Transport (Townsend Bros (Ferries) Ltd, managers), Newcastle |
| 11/1943 | Government of Turkey, Istanbul |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Laid down as SARKOV as a replacement for MUREFTE which was sunk before delivery |
| Designed with ramps at both ends & fitted with a 25ton derrick | |
| 1943: Delivery to Turkey carried out under British Flag | |
| 03/1943: British Royal Navy service | |
| 11/1943: Turkish Navy, allocated pennant Y1168 |
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