The Yavuz class is a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy.[1] They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships, in this case, the MEKO 200 design. An order for ships was signed by the Turkish government in April 1983 for four MEKO frigates. 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 frigates.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Yavuz class (MEKO 200 TN) |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Turkish Navy |
| Preceded by | G class |
| Succeeded by | Barbaros class |
| In commission | 1987–present |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 3,030 tons full load |
| Length | 110.50 m (362 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13.25 m (43 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 3.94 m (12 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | 4 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) CODAD |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft, controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 180 (29 officers, 151 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARES-2NC ESM, Mk 36 decoy |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × AB 212 ASW helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and helipad |
The Yavuz-class ships are expected to be replaced by the Istanbul-class frigates.
Ships
edit| Ship | Namesake | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| Yavuz (F 240) | Sultan Selim I Yavuz | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 7 November 1985 | 17 July 1987 | In service |
| Turgutreis (F 241) | Turgut Reis | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel | 30 May 1986 | 4 February 1988 | In service |
| Fatih (F 242) | Sultan Mehmed II Fatih | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 24 April 1987 | 22 July 1988 | In service |
| Yıldırım (F 243) | Sultan Bayezid I Yıldırım | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 22 July 1988 | 21 July 1989 | In service |
See also
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edit- ^ "Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı". www.dzkk.tsk.tr. Archived from the original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
References
edit- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
External links
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