Yavuz-class frigate

The Yavuz class is a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy.^[1] They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships, in this case, the MEKO 200 design. An order for ships was signed by the Turkish government in April 1983 for four MEKO frigates. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are similar in design to the larger Barbaros-class frigates of the Turkish Navy, which are improved versions of the Yavuz-class frigates.

TCG Turgutreis during NATO joint exercise in Adriatic Sea, 2015
Class overview
Name	Yavuz class (MEKO 200 TN)
Builders	Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Operators	Turkish Navy
Preceded by	G class
Succeeded by	Barbaros class
In commission	1987–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,030 tons full load
Length	110.50 m (362 ft 6 in)
Beam	13.25 m (43 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.94 m (12 ft 11 in)
Installed power	4 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) CODAD
Propulsion	2 shaft, controllable pitch propellers
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	180 (29 officers, 151 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar TM 1126 AWS-6 HSA D08 HSA STIR 124 Sonar SQS-56,
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARES-2NC ESM, Mk 36 decoy
Armament	2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow 1 × 5 inch /54 gun 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25 mm CIWS gun systems 2 × 3 12.75 in Mk.32 torpedo tubes in triple mountings
Aircraft carried	1 × AB 212 ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

The Turkish Navy has an ongoing limited-modernization project for an electronic warfare suite. The intent is to upgrade the ships with locally produced ECM, ECCM systems, active decoys, LWRs, IRST, and the necessary user-interface systems.^{[citation needed]}

The Yavuz-class ships are expected to be replaced by the Istanbul-class frigates.

Ships

Ship	Namesake	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Yavuz (F 240)	Sultan Selim I Yavuz	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg	30 May 1985[2]	11 October 1987[2]	In service
Turgutreis (F 241)	Turgut Reis	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel	17 July 1987[2]	4 February 1988[2]	In service
Fatih (F 242)	Sultan Mehmed II Fatih	Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli	24 April 1987[2]	12 October 1988[2]	In service
Yıldırım (F 243)	Sultan Bayezid I Yıldırım	Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli	22 July 1988[2]	17 November 1989[2]	In service

See also

• List of Turkish current frigates
• List of Turkish Navy ships