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YAVUZ frigates (1987-1989)
Photo
Yavuz 2007
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yavuz | F240 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, West Germany | 30.5.1985 | 7.11.1985 | 17.7.1987 | in service (2019) | |
| Turgut Reis | F241 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, West Germany | 20.9.1985 | 30.5.1986 | 4.2.1988 | in service (2019) | |
| Fatih | F242 | Gölçuk NSY, Kocaeli, Izmir | 1.1.1986 | 24.4.1987 | 12.10.1988 | in service (2019) | |
| Yıldırım | F243 | Gölçuk NSY, Kocaeli, Izmir | 24.4.1987 | 22.7.1988 | 22.4.1989 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2500 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2784 |
| Length, m | 102.2 pp 110.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 13.3 wl 14.8 max |
| Draught, m | 4.14 mean hull |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 MTU 20V1163 TB93 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 33000 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 380 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(20) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84A), 1 x 8 Sea Sparrow SAM (16 RIM-7M or Aspide), 1 x 1 - 127/54 Mk 45 Mod.1, 3 x 4 - 25/92 Sea Zenith GM25, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 Mod.5 TT (Mk 46 Mod.5), 1 helicopter (AB-212) |
| Electronic equipment | Decca TM1226, DA-08, Dolphin AWS-6, WM-25, STIR-2.4, 2x TMK radars, Albis e/o system, SQS-56 sonar, Rapids, Ramses ECM suites, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, STACOS CCS |
| Complement | 180 |
Standard scale images
Yavuz 2000
Graphics
Yavuz 2007
Project history
Four units of the MEKO 200TN Track I design were ordered in April 1983. Two were built in West Germany, whilst Blohm & Voss provided technical assistance for the second pair to be built at the Gölçuk NSY. AB-212 helicopters with Sea Skua ASM will be replaced by S70B Seahawks with Hellfire-II ASMs.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
