[2][3] The vessel was built for the Directorate General of Coastal Safety at Sefine Shipyard in Altınova, Yalova Province, Turkey.

[4] She was named Nene Hatun (1857–1955), a Turkish folk heroine, who became known for fighting in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878,[5] Costing €31.14 million, she was launched with a ceremony held on 24 October 2014.

[2][9][10] The deck crane's safe working load (SWL) is 12.5 t.[8][2] She is able to carry up to 1,000 m3 (35,000 cu ft) boom containment oil spill.

[11] On 28 January 2021, she participated in a salvage operation for M/V Petra Star, a Russian bulk carrier in ballast en route from Istanbul to Port Kavkaz, which ran aground due to engine failure in stormy weather conditions at the northern end of Istanbul Strait in Black Sea.

[13] By early August 2021, she was deployed from Istanbul to the Ören neighborhood of the Milas district in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey,[10] where ongoing wildfires jeopardized the Yeniköy power station.