Yavuz-class frigate

	TCG Turgutreis during NATO joint exercise in Adriatic Sea, 2015
Class overview
Name	Yavuz class (MEKO 200 TN)
Builders	Blohm + Voss,; Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft,; Gölcük Naval Shipyard;
Operators	Turkish Naval Forces
Preceded by	G class
Succeeded by	Barbaros class
In commission	1987–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,030 tons full load
Length	110.50 m (362 ft 6 in)
Beam	13.25 m (43 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.94 m (12 ft 11 in)
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; 23 mph)
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;
Aircraft carried	1 × AB 212 ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

The Yavuz class are a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy.^[1] They 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.^{[citation needed]}

The Yavuz-class ships are expected to be replaced by the Istanbul-class frigates.

Ships[]

Ship	Namesake	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Yavuz (F-240)	Sultan Selim I "Yavuz"	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg	7 November 1985	17 July 1987	In service
Turgutreis (F-241)	Turgut Reis	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel	30 May 1986	4 February 1988	In service
Fatih (F-242)	Sultan Mehmed II "Fatih"	Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli	24 April 1987	22 July 1988	In service
Yıldırım (F-243)	Sultan Bayezid I "Yıldırım"	Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli	22 July 1988	21 July 1989	In service

Sailors from USS Taylor preparing to board TCG Yavuz, a Yavuz-class (MEKO 200 TN Track I) frigate of the Turkish Navy, during the NATO exercise Sea Breeze 2010.

Citations[]

^ "Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı". www.dzkk.tsk.tr. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

References[]

Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.

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[1] "Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı". www.dzkk.tsk.tr. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

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show v t Yavuz-class frigates
Yavuz Turgutreis Fatih Yıldırım
Preceded by: Köln class Followed by: Barbaros class
List of frigates of the Turkish Navy

show v t Ship classes of the Turkish Navy
Frigates	SalihReis class Barbaros class Yavuz class G class Istanbul class TF2000 class
Corvettes	Ada class Burak class
Submarines	Gür class Preveze class Atılay class Type 214(TN)
Fast attack missile & torpedo boats	Kılıç class Yıldız class Rüzgar class Doğan class Kartal class
Mine warfare ships	A-class minehunter E-class minehunter F-class minesweeper S-class minesweeper K-class minesweeper
Main landing ships	OsmanGazi class SarucaBey class Ertuğrul-class LST LPD class
Landing craft	Ç-117-class LCT Ç-302-class LCM
Replenishment oiler	Akar class
Patrol boat	Tuzla class
Surface ships Submarines Patrol vessels Amphibious vessels Mine warfare vessels Miscellaneous ships

Yavuz-class frigate

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Class overview
TCG Turgutreis during NATO joint exercise in Adriatic Sea, 2015
Name	Yavuz class (MEKO 200 TN)
Builders	Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Operators	Turkish Naval Forces
Preceded by	G class
Succeeded by	Barbaros class
In commission	1987–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,030 tons full load
Length	110.50 m (362 ft 6 in)
Beam	13.25 m (43 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.94 m (12 ft 11 in)
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; 23 mph)
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
Aircraft carried	1 × AB 212 ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad