ADA CLASS (Milgem)
NUMBER | NAME | LAUNCHED | COMMISSIONED |
F-511 | HEYBELİADA | 27 September 2008 | 27 September 2011 |
F-512 | BÜYÜKADA | 27 September 2011 | 27 September 2013 |
F-513 | BURGAZADA | 18 June 2016 | 4 November 2018 |
F-514 | KINALIADA | 3 July 2017 | 29 September 2019 |
Characteristics:
Displacement: 2300 tons, full load
Dimensions: 99 x 14.4 x 3.75 metres
Speed, Range: 15 knots economical, 29+ knots maximum, 3500 miles at 15 knots.
Crew: 93
Weapons:
Guns: 1 x 76mm, 2 x 12,7mm
Missiles:
8 x Harpoon SSM; Mk-144 Guided Missile Launcher
21 x RAM SAM
Torpedoes: 2 x 324 mm Mk 32 triple launcher for Mk 46 Mod 5; anti-submarine torpedoes.
Helicopters: 1 x S-70-B2 Seahawk
Sensors:
Radars: SMART-S Mk2 3D air/surface search; Sting fire control; ALPER navigation
Sonars: Search/attack
Other: ASELFLIR 300D (on F-511 and F512), Seaeye – Ahtapot (on F-513 and F-514) ARES-2N ESM system
Comments:
MİLGEM is the first indigenous shipbuilding project staged in Turkey. Turkish Navy is responsible for the initial design and for the determining technical specification of the weapon, sensor, machinery, and other subsystems. UDI is responsible for purchasing these systems.
The missions of MİLGEM class are showing the flag, search/rescue, patrol, observation, and anti-submarine warfare.
The sonar of MİLGEM class is being produced in Turkey. The 12,7mm machine guns on the aft are mounted of ASELSAN build STAMP (Stabilized Machine Gun Platform) and they are controlled remotely.
The keel of the first ships TCG Heybeliada was laid on 26th July 2005 in Istanbul Naval Ship Yard and she was launched on 27 September 2008. The sea trials for the first ship started in October 2010.
The second ship, TCG Büyükada was launched on 27th September 2011 and on the same day TCG Heybeliada was commissioned. On 27 September 2013, TCG Büyükada was commissioned into Turkish Navy and the keel for the third ship F-513 TCG Burgazada was laid. she was launched in June 2016.
TCG Kınalıada was launched on 3 July 2017 and commissioned on 29 September 2019. She is the first ship to be fitted with the Atmaca anti-ship missiles.