TCG Yavuz (F 240)
 TCG Yavuz on 4 April 2012 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Turkey | |
| Name | Yavuz |
| Namesake | Selim I |
| Builder | Blohm+Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched | 7 November 1985 |
| Commissioned | 17 July 1987 |
| Reclassified | March 2024 |
| Homeport | Gölcük, Kocaeli, Türkiye |
| Identification | Pennant number: F 240 |
| Motto | Gururlu, Güçlü, Öncü (Proud, Strong, Pioneering) |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Yavuz-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,030 tons full load |
| Length | 110.50 m (362.53 ft) |
| Beam | 13.25 m (43.47 ft) |
| Draught | 3.94 m (12.93 ft) |
| 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) |
| Complement | 180 (29 officers, 151 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARES-2NC ESM, Mk 36 decoy |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | AB-212 Helicopter |
| Aviation facilities |
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TCG Yavuz (F 240) is the lead ship of Yavuz-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.
Development and design
[edit]Yavuz-class frigates 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.
Construction and career
[edit]Yavuz was launched on 7 November 1985 by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg and commissioned on 17 July 1987.[1]
On 11 September 2020, she escorted TCG İskenderun in the Mediterranean while on her way to the Port of Marmaris.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "YAVUZ CLASS (MEKO 200 Track I)". 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (2020-09-11). "Turkish navy conducts exercise off Libyan coast". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
External links
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Media related to TCG Yavuz (F-240) at Wikimedia Commons