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Frigate TCG Istanbul (F-515)

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Classification

Ship class:
Istanbul-class frigate
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
Istanbul
Operator:
Turkish Naval ForcesTurkish Naval Forces
Country of build:
Builder:
Pendik Naval Shipyard
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:
Launched

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,000 t
Length:
113.2 m
Beam:
14.4 m
Draft:
4.05 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed:
29 knots
Range:
6,570 nmi (12,170 km; 7,560 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
125

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * RHIB
Electronics:
  • 3D search radar
  • ASELSAN ALPER LPI Surface Radar
  • AKREP (AKR-D Block B-1/2) Fire Control Radar
  • Sonar
  • GENESIS ADVENT
  • ASELSAN ARES 2N
  • AREAS 2C
  • Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system
Armament:
  • 1 * 76 mm (3 in) OtoMelara Super Rapid main gun
  • 1 * 35 mm (1.4 in) Aselsan GOKDENIZ dual barreled CIWS
  • 2 * 25 mm (0.98 in) autocannon mounted on Aselsan STOP RWS
  • Atmaca anti-ship missiles
  • 16-cell MDAS Vertical Launching System: HISAR Surface-to-air missile
  • 2 * 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers
Aircraft:
  • S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

Istanbul (F-515) is an Istanbul-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

Istanbul was laid down on 19 January 2017 in which the ceremony was attended by Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Işık and senior military officers, including Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces. She was launched on 23 January 2021 by Pendik Naval Shipyard in Istanbul. She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023.

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