TCG Turgutreis (F-241)

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History
Flag of Turkish Naval Forces Command.svgTurkey
NameTurgutreis
Namesake Dragut
Builder HDW, Kiel
Launched30 May 1986
Commissioned4 February 1988
Identification Pennant number: F-241
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Yavuz-class frigate
Displacement3,030 tons full load
Length110.50 m (362.53 ft)
Beam13.25 m (43.47 ft)
Draught3.94 m (12.93 ft)
Installed power4 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 30,000  hp (22,000 kW) CODAD
Propulsion2 shaft, controllable pitch propellers
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement180 (29 officers, 151 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
  • TM 1126
  • AWS-6
  • HSA D08
  • HSA STIR 124
  • Sonar
  • SQS-56,
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ARES-2NC ESM, Mk 36 decoy
Armament
Aviation facilities

TCG Turgutreis(F-241) is a Yavuz-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

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Development and design

Yavuz-class frigates 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 frigate.

The Turkish Navy has an ongoing limited modernization project for an Electronic Warfare Suite. The intent is to upgrade the ships with locally produced the ECM, ECCM systems, active decoys, LWRs, IRST and the necessary user interface systems.

Construction and career

Turgutreis was launched on 30 May 1986 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel and commissioned on 4 February 1988. [1]

On 10 March 2021, TCG Turgutreis and TCG Oruçreis operated alongside USS Donald Cook and VP-46 in the Black Sea. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "YAVUZ CLASS (MEKO 200 Track I)". 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Patrol Squadron VP-46 participates in joint air and maritime operations". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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