The Yavuz-class are a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships; in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are similar in design to the larger Barbaros-class frigates of the Turkish Navy, which are improved versions of the Yavuz-class frigate.
The Turkish Navy has an ongoing procurement project for an Electronic Warfare Suite. The intent is to locally produced the ECM, ECCM systems, active decoys, LWR’s, IRST and the necessary user interface systems.
An order for ships was signed by the Turkish government in April 1983 for two MEKO class frigates to be built in Germany and two to be built in Turkey.
Specifications[]
- Type: Frigate
- Service Period: 1987-Present
- Characteristics:
- Length: 362 feet 7 inches (110.52 meters)
- Beam: 46 feet 7 inches (14.2 meters)
- Draft: 12 feet 11 inches (3.94 meters)
- Displacement: 2,800 tons (Standard); 3,030 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 180 (29 officers and 151 enlisted)
- Propulsion: 2 x MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 2 x shafts, controllable pitch propellors, 40,000s hp
- Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
- Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- HSA DA-8 Air/Surface Search RDF
- AWS-6 Decca 1226 Navigation RDF
- WM-25 Gun Fire Control RDF
- STIR 2.4 Missile Fire Control RDF
- TMX CIWS Fire Control RDF x 2
- HSA STACOS-TU Command/Control System
- AN/SQS-56 Sonar
- Countermeasures:
- RAMSES ECM System
- Mk.36 SBROC Decoy Launcher
- AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures Suite
- Armament:
- 1 x OTO Melara 5"/54-caliber COMPACT naval gun
- 1 x Mk.21 missile launcher (fires RIM-7 Sea Sparrow SAMs)
- 2 x 4-cannister SSM launchers (fires Broadsword AShMs)
- 2 x 12.75" Mk.32 triple torpedo tubes (fires Mk.46 torpedoes)
- 3 x Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun
- Aircraft Carried: 1 x Agusta-Bell AB212 maritime helicopter
- Aviation Facilities: Flight Deck and Enclosed Hangar
Unit Run[]
- TCG Yavuz (F-240)
- TCG Turgutreis (F-241)
- TCG Fatih (F-242)
- TCG Yıldırım (F-243)