YAVUZ CLASS (MEKO 200 Track I)

NUMBER	NAME	LAUNCHED	COMMISSIONED
F-240	YAVUZ	30 May 1985	11 October 1987
F-241	TURGUTREİS	17 July 1987	4 February 1988
F-242	FATİH	24 April 1987	12 October 1988
F-243	YILDIRIM	22 July 1988	17 November 1989

Characteristics:
Displacement: 2919 tons full load
Dimensions: 110.5 x 14.2 x 4.1 metres
Speed, Range: 27 knots, 4100 miles at 18 kts.
Crew: 180 (24 officers)

Weapons:
Guns: 1 x 127 mm/54; 3 x 25 mm Sea Zenith (quad)
Missiles: 8 x Harpoon SSM; Mk 29 Mod4 launcher: 16 x Sea Sparrow SAM
Torpedoes:  2 x 324 mm Mk 32 triple launcher for Mk 46 Mod 5; anti-submarine torpedoes.
Helicopters: 1 x AB 212 ASW

Sensors:
Radars: DA 08, air search; AWS 6 Dolphin, air/surface search; STIR, fire control; WM 25, fire control; 2 x Seaguard, fire control; TM 1226, navigation; URN 25, Tacan
Sonars: SQS-56

Comments:
This class of ships are first modern frigates of Turkish Navy. The first was built in Germany the last two in Turkey. They are all diesel configuration.

There is an on going procurement project for implantation of an Electronic Warfare Suite for Yavuz class ships. There will be locally produced ECM, ECCM systems, active decoys, LWR’s, IRST and the necessary user interface systems.

These ships are nearing to the end of their service life. When the next generation of general propose frigates enter into Turkish Navy this class may be phased out.