| Yavuz-class frigate | |
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 F-241 TCG Turgut Reis, a Yavuz class (MEKO 200TN Track I) frigate of the Turkish Navy, in Cartagena, Spain. | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Yavuz, MEKO 200 TN |
| Builders: |
Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Gölcük Naval Shipyard |
| Operators: |
 Turkish Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Barbaros class frigate |
| In commission: | 1987 - present |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: | 3030 tons full load |
| Length: | 110.50 m |
| Beam: | 13.25 m |
| Draught: | 3.94 m |
| Installed power: | 2 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 40,000 hp |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 27 knots |
| Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 (29 officers, 151 enlisted men) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Rapid/Rameses suite, Mk 36 decoy |
| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: |
Hangar and platform for |
The Yavuz class are a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships; in this case the MEKO 200 design. 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.
Ships[edit | edit source]
| Ship | Namesake | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCG Yavuz (F-240) | Sultan Selim I "Yavuz" | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | 7 November 1985 | 17 July 1987 | In Service 2011 |
| TCG Turgutreis (F-241) | Turgut Reis | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel | 30 May 1986 | 4 February 1988 | In Service 2011 |
| TCG Fatih (F-242) | Sultan Mehmed II "Fatih" | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 24 April 1987 | 22 July 1988 | In Service 2011 |
| TCG Yıldırım (F-243) | Sultan Bayezid I "Yıldırım" | Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli | 22 July 1988 | 21 July 1989 | In Service 2011 |
U.S. Marines from USS Taylor (FFG-50) preparing to board TCG Yavuz (F-240), a Yavuz class (MEKO 200 TN Track I) frigate of the Turkish Navy, during the NATO exercise Sea Breeze 2010.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
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