ITU Maritime Faculty () is a faculty of the

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, which is dedicated to

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science and technology. The history of the faculty dates back to the "Merchant Navy Boarding School" (), which was established on December 5, 1884, at

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as a part of the Ottoman Naval Academy with the aim of strengthening civilian navigation and seamanship in the country. During the Republican era, it was renamed as the ''High Maritime School'' () and continued its activities in the following decades. Finally, in 1992, it is reorganized as Faculty of Maritime and tied to the Istanbul Technical University. The school has two departments: * Department of Maritime, Transportation and Management Engineering * Department of Ship Machinery and Management Engineering The campus is located in

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. The school possesses three vessels for training purposes: *

RV MTA Sismik 1 The RV ''MTA Sismik 1'' is a decommissioned Turkish research vessel belonging to Istanbul Technical University. She is operated by its Faculty of Maritime for training purposes. Originally, she was owned by the General Directorate of Mineral ...

, a 1942 built decommissioned

research vessel A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel but others require a dedicated ...

* Hopa, a

tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...

* Martı, a

ship's tender A ship's tender, usually referred to as a tender, is a boat or ship used to service or support other boats or ships. This is generally done by transporting people or supplies to and from shore or another ship. A second and distinctly different ...

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{{Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Maritime colleges Universities and colleges established in 1884 Tuzla, Istanbul 1884 establishments in the Ottoman Empire