TCG Turgutreis (F 241)

	TCG Turgutreis on 17 February 2015
History
Turkey
Name	Turgutreis
Namesake	Dragut
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Launched	30 May 1986
Commissioned	4 February 1988
Identification	Pennant number: F 241
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Yavuz-class frigate
Displacement	3,030 tons full load
Length	110.50 m (362.53 ft)
Beam	13.25 m (43.47 ft)
Draught	3.94 m (12.93 ft)
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)
Complement	180 (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	2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon; 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow; 1 × 5 inch /54 gun; 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25 mm CIWS gun systems; 2 × 3 12.75 in Mk.32 torpedo tubes in triple mountings;
Aviation facilities	Hangar and platform for; 1 × AB 212 ASW helicopter;

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

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]

References

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

External links

Media related to TCG Turgutreis (F-241) at Wikimedia Commons

[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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Yavuz Turgutreis Fatih Yıldırım
Preceded by: G class Followed by: Barbaros class
List of frigates of the Turkish Navy