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.

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

Citations

  1. ^ "Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı". dzkk.tsk.tr. Archived from the original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "YAVUZ CLASS (MEKO 200 Track I)". January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

References

  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.

Media related to Yavuz class frigates at Wikimedia Commons

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavuz-class_frigate
No tags for this post.