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November 10, 2023
istanbul, istanbul, istanbul, class, frigate, turkish, navy, istanbul, bosphorushistoryturkeynameistanbul, istanbul, namesakeistanbulbuilderpendik, istanbullaid, down19, january, 2017launched23, january, 2021commissionedexpected, 2023identificationpennant, num. Istanbul F 515 is an Istanbul class frigate of the Turkish Navy TCG Istanbul on the BosphorusHistoryTurkeyNameIstanbul Istanbul NamesakeIstanbulBuilderPendik IstanbulLaid down19 January 2017Launched23 January 2021CommissionedExpected 2023IdentificationPennant number F 515StatusIn Sea TrialsGeneral characteristicsClass and typeIstanbul class frigateDisplacement3 000 tonnesLength113 2 m 371 ft 5 in Beam14 40 m 47 ft 3 in Draft4 05 m 13 ft 3 in Propulsion1 gas turbine 2 diesels 2 shaftsSpeedEconomy 14 kn 26 km h 16 mph Maximum 29 kn 54 km h 33 mph Range6 570 nmi 12 170 km 7 560 mi at 14 kn 26 km h 16 mph Boats amp landing craft carried2 x RHIBComplement125Sensors and processing systems3D search radar ASELSAN ALPER LPI Surface Radar AKREP AKR D Block B 1 2 Fire Control Radar Sonar Combat Management System GENESIS ADVENTElectronic warfare amp decoysESM ASELSAN ARES 2N ECM AREAS 2C Decoy Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures systemArmamentGuns 1 76 mm 3 in MKEK 76 62 mm main gun 1 35 mm 1 4 in Aselsan GOKDENIZ dual barreled CIWS 2 25 mm 0 98 in Aselsan STOP autocannon Anti ship missiles 16 Atmaca Vertical launching system 16 cell total 64 missiles MDAS Vertical Launching System HISAR Surface to air missileTorpedoes 2 324 mm 13 in Double Torpedo launchersAircraft carriedS 70B Seahawk ASW helicopter Unmanned aerial vehicles UAV Aviation facilitiesHangar and helipadConstruction and career editIstanbul was laid down on 19 January 2017 in which the ceremony was attended by Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik and senior military officers including Admiral Bulent Bostanoglu Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces She was launched on 23 January 2021 by Pendik Naval Shipyard in Istanbul 1 2 She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023 3 As of 21 June 2023 the Turkish navy s first indigenous frigate TCG Istanbul has officially started its first sea trials 4 References edit TCG Istanbul F 515 Turkey s First Indigenous Vessel New defence order Strategy 2021 01 25 Retrieved 2021 03 12 Ozberk Tayfun 2021 01 23 Turkey launches the lead ship of I class frigates Istanbul Naval News Retrieved 2021 03 12 Mavi Vatan yerli ve milli sistemlerle korunacak www trthaber com in Turkish Retrieved 2021 03 12 Turkish Navy s First Indigenous Frigate TCG Istanbul Starts Sea Trials Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TCG Istanbul F 515 amp oldid 1183167350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
