TCG Büyükada

History
Turkey
Name	TCG Büyükada
Namesake	Büyükada
Laid down	22 January 2008
Launched	27 September 2011
Commissioned	27 September 2013
Identification	F-512
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Ada-class corvette
Displacement	2,300 tonnes
Length	99.56 m (326.6 ft)
Beam	14.40 m (47.2 ft)
Draught	3.89 m (12.8 ft)
Installed power	30,000 kW (CODAG)
Propulsion	1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	Economy 15 knots (28 km/h); Maximum 29 knots (54 km/h);
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km) at 15 knots
Endurance	21 days with logistic support; 10 days autonomous;
Complement	93 including aviation officers, with accommodation for up to 106
Sensors &; processing systems	GENESIS CMS; SMART-S Mk2 search radar; Sonar, GPS, LAN, ECDIS; UniMACS 3000 IPMS; X-band radar, Fire control radar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Aselsan ARES-2N Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, SSTD
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 76 mm OtoMelara Super Rapid; 2 × 20 mm Aselsan STAMP; Anti-surface missiles:; 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM BB; Anti-aircraft missiles:; 21 × RAM (PDMS); Torpedoes:; 2 × 324 mm Mk.32 triple launchers for Mk.46 torpedoes;
Aviation facilities	Hangar and platform for:; S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopters; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV);
Notes	Capability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems

TCG Büyükada (F-512) is the second ship of the Ada-class ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. TCG Büyükada was named after Büyükada Island, which is part of the Prince Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul. Its sister ship is TCG Heybeliada.

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Designed, developed, and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, it was laid down on 22 January 2008, launched on 27 September 2011, and commissioned on 27 September 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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TCG Büyükada

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