TCG Kınalıada (F-514) is the fourth ship of the Ada-class ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. Kınalıada was named after Kınalıada Island, which is a part of the Princes' Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul, Turkey.
Designed, developed, and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, she was laid down on October 8, 2015.
History
Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command started construction of Kınalıada on October 8, 2015, and the first-welding ceremony took place on June 18, 2016. She was launched on July 3, 2017[2][3] and commissioned on September 29, 2019 after having completed sea trials.[3] Her name Kınalıada means “Henna Island” in Turkish.
Description
Kınalıada has a displacement of 2,400 long tons (2,440 t), is 99.50 m (326.4 ft) in length, 14.4 m (47 ft) in beam, and has a draft of 3.89 m (12.8 ft).[2] She is powered by two diesel engines and a gas turbine, with a power of 35,000 kilowatts (47,000 hp), driving two propellers, and is capable of speeding up to 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). She has a range of 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), and has an endurance of 21 days with logistical support and ten days while operating autonomously. She has a crew of 93, with space for up to 106.[2]
Kınalıada is equipped with GENESIS combat management system that controls search and navigation radars, electronic warfare suits, weapons, countermeasures, communication devices, underwater and onboard sensors.< The ship is armed with a single 76-millimetre (3 in) OTO Melara gun, two ASELSAN STAMP 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) guns, eight Harpoon missiles, 21 Rolling Airframe Missiles and two 324-millimetre (12.8 in) Mark 32 triple launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes. Electronic warfare systems include a dedicated EW radar, laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, and an SSTD system. Communication and navigation systems involve satellite communication, X-band, navigation, fire control and LPI radar, ECDIS, GPS and LAN infrastructure. The radar suite is the SMART-S Mk2, built by Thales. The ship is fitted with sonar developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.The whole platform is managed by an advanced integrated platform management system.[2]
The ship is capable of carrying Sikorsky S-70 helicopter or unmanned aircraft, along with the associated armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling systems and maintenance facilities.
References and notes
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- ^ a b c d "Kınalıada bir yıl sonra denize kavuştu". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ a b "TCG Kınalıada korveti, denize indirildi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-16.