Istanbul (F 515) is an Istanbul-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.
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 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 | |
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 and 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)
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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 and 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
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
- ESM: ASELSAN ARES 2N
- ECM: AREAS 2C
- Decoy: Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system
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Armament |
- Guns:
- 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 16 missiles)[1][2] MDAS Vertical Launching System:
- Torpedoes:
- 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers
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Aircraft carried | |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and helipad |
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