TCG Istanbul (F 515)

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

TCG Istanbul (F-515) at the Bosporus strait, during the naval parade for celebrating the centennial of the Turkish Republic, October 29, 2023.
History
Turkey
Name	Istanbul (İstanbul)
Namesake	Istanbul
Builder	Pendik, Istanbul
Laid down	19 January 2017
Launched	23 January 2021
Commissioned	19 January 2024
Identification	Pennant number: F 515
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Istanbul-class frigate
Displacement	3,100 tonnes
Length	113.2 m (371 ft 5 in)
Beam	14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	Economy: 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) Maximum: 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	6,570 nmi (12,170 km; 7,560 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x RHIB
Complement	125
Sensors & processing systems	3D search radar ASELSAN ALPER LPI Surface Radar AKREP (AKR-D Block B-1/2) Fire Control Radar Sonar Combat Management System: GENESIS ADVENT
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: ASELSAN ARES 2N ECM: AREAS 2C Decoy: Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system
Armament	Guns: 1 × 76 mm (3 in) OTO Melara Super Rapid 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 16 missiles)[1][2] MDAS Vertical Launching System: HISAR Surface-to-air missile Torpedoes: 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

Construction and career

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.^[3][4] She was commissioned on 19 January 2024.^[5][6]