TCG Istanbul (F 515)

	Istanbul-class frigate
History
Turkey
Name	Istanbul; (İstanbul);
Namesake	Istanbul
Builder	Pendik, Istanbul
Laid down	19 January 2017
Launched	23 January 2021
Commissioned	Expected, 2023
Identification	Pennant number: F 515
Status	In Sea Trials
General characteristics
Class and type	Istanbul-class frigate
Displacement	3,000 tonnes
Length	113.2 m (371 ft 5 in)
Beam	14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	Economy: 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph); Maximum: 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph);
Range	6,570 nmi (12,170 km; 7,560 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 x RHIB
Complement	125
Sensors and ; processing systems	3D search radar; ASELSAN ALPER LPI Surface Radar; AKREP (AKR-D Block B-1/2) Fire Control Radar; Sonar; Combat Management System: GENESIS ADVENT;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM: ASELSAN ARES 2N; ECM: AREAS 2C; Decoy: Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system;
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 76 mm (3 in) MKEK 76/62 mm main gun; 1 × 35 mm (1.4 in) Aselsan GOKDENIZ dual barreled CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Aselsan STOP autocannon; Anti-ship missiles:; 16 × Atmaca ; Vertical launching system:; 16-cell (total 64 missiles) MDAS Vertical Launching System:; HISAR Surface-to-air missile; Torpedoes:; 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers;
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV);
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

Istanbul (F 515) is an Istanbul-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

Construction and career

Istanbul was laid down on 19 January 2017 in which the ceremony was attended by Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Işık and senior military officers, including Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces. She was launched on 23 January 2021 by Pendik Naval Shipyard in Istanbul.^[1]^[2] She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023.^[3] As of 21 June 2023, the Turkish navy's first indigenous frigate TCG Istanbul has officially started its first sea trials. ^[4]