TCG Kınalıada (F-514)

TCG Kınaalıada (F-514) is the fourth ship of the ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. Kınalıada was named after Kınalıada Island, a part of the Princes' Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul, Turkey.

Designed, developed and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, it was laid down on October 8, 2015 and launched on July 3, 2017.

History
Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command started construction of Kınalıada on October 8, 2015. The first-welding ceremony took place on June 18, 2016. She was launched on July 3, 2017. Its commission is expected to take place in 2019 after sea trials.

Description
Kınalıada has a displacement of 2400 LT, is 99.50 m in length, 14.4 m in beam, and has a draft of 3.89 m. She is powered by two diesel engines and a gas turbine, with a power of 35000 kW, driving two propellers, and is capable of speeding up to 29 kn. She has a range of 3500 nmi at 15 kn, and has an endurance of 21 days with logistical support and ten days while operating autonomously. She has a crew of 93, with space for up to 106.

Kınalıada is equipped with GENESIS combat management system that controls search and navigation radars, electronic warfare suits, weapons, countermeasures, communication devices, underwater and onboard sensors.< The ship is armed with a single 76 mm OTO Melara gun, two ASELSAN STAMP 12.7 mm guns, eight Harpoon missiles, 21 Rolling Airframe Missiles and two 324 mm Mark 32 triple launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes. Electronic warfare systems include a dedicated EW radar, laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, and an SSTD system. Communication and navigation systems involve satellite communication, X-band, navigation, fire control and LPI radar, ECDIS, GPS and LAN infrastructure. The radar suite is the SMART-S Mk2, built by Thales. The ship is fitted with sonar developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.The whole platform is managed by an advanced integrated platform management system.

The ship is capable of carrying Sikorsky S-70 helicopter or unmanned aircraft, along with the associated armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling systems and maintenance facilities.