TCG Kemalreis (F-247)

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History
Turkey
NameKemalreis
NamesakeKemal Reis
BuilderGölcük, Kocaeli
Launched22 July 1998
Commissioned8 June 2000
IdentificationPennant number: F-247
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Barbaros-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,100 tons standard
  • 3,350 tons full load
Length118.0 metres (387.1 ft)
Beam14.8 metres (49 ft)
Draught4.25 metres (13.9 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only
Range4,100 nautical miles (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement24 officers, 156 enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
  • Thales SMART-S Mk2
  • Decca 2040 BT
  • HSA D08
  • HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18
  • Sonar
  • SQS-56
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy
Armament
  • 1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 8 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM)
  • 2 × Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon
  • 1 × 5 inch /54 gun
  • 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun systems
  • 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube sets
Aircraft carried1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHangar and platform

TCG Kemalreis (F-247) is a Barbaros-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

Development and design[]

Main article: Barbaros-class frigate

Barbaros-class frigates were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group 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 larger than the previous Yavuz-class frigates and are also faster due to using CODOG machinery rather than pure diesels.

The first two vessels (F-244 and F-245) are defined as the Barbaros class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-A) while the last two vessels (F-246 and F-247) are defined as the Salih Reis class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-B) by the Turkish Navy.

Salih Reis subclass ships are built with 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS and longer than Barbaros class vessels to accommodate 16-cell Mk. 41 VLS upgrade in the future while Barbaros-class vessels built with Mk.29 Sea Sparrow launchers that planned to be replaced by 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS.

Construction and career[]

Kemalreis was launched on 22 July 1998 by Gölcük Naval Shipyard in Kocaeli and commissioned on 8 June 2000.[1]

Gallery[]

  • TCG Kemalreis on 23 April 2007.

  • TCG Kemalreis on 31 May 2010.

  • TCG Kemalreis on 31 May 2010.

  • TCG Kemalreis on 10 September 2014.

  • TCG Kemalreis alongside USS Leyte Gulf on 15 November 2014.

  • TCG Kemalreis alongside USS Leyte Gulf on 15 November 2014.

References[]

  1. ^ "BARBAROS CLASS (MEKO 200 Track IIA/B)". 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

External links[]

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