 TCG Göksu (F-497) in the Mediterranean Sea on August 21, 2023. The G-class frigates are equipped with the GENESIS combat management system, SMART-S Mk2 3D radar and Mk. 41 VLS, which has been installed in front of the Mk. 13 GMLS.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | G class |
| Operators |  Turkish Navy |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | Yavuz class |
| Subclasses | Oliver Hazard Perry class |
| Built | 1979-1981 |
| In commission | 1997-present |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Active | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,166 t) full load |
| Length | 135.6 m (444 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 13.7 m (44 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 222 (19 officers, 203 men) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB-212 (ASW/ASuW/EW) |
The G class (Turkish: Gabya sınıfı fırkateyn(ler)) is one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy. They are extensively modernized versions of ex-Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates of the US Navy, mainly designed for air defense with a weapons configuration that is optimized for general warfare.
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Modernization
The G-class frigates have undergone a major modernization program which included the retrofitting of a Turkish digital combat management system named GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi).[5] The system was designed and implemented jointly by the Turkish Navy and HAVELSAN, a Turkish electronic hardware systems and software company.[6] The first GENESIS upgraded ship was delivered in 2007, and the last delivery is scheduled for 2011.[7][8]
The GENESIS advanced combat management system includes the following characteristics and abilities:[9]
- A modern and reliable system
- High performance
- Open architecture
- Capacity of tracking more than 1,000 tactical targets
- Modern digital sensor data fusion
- Automatic threat evaluation
- Weapon engagement opportunities
- Link-16/22 system integration
The modernization program also includes:
- The addition of an 8-cell Mk-41 VLS for Evolved Sea Sparrow, including the upgrade of the Mk-92 fire control system by Lockheed Martin[10]
- The retrofitting of a new advanced SMART-S Mk2 3D air search radar[2] to replace AN/SPS-49
- The addition of a new long range sonar[11][12]
The Mk-41 vertical launching system (VLS) has been fitted in front of the Mk.13 launcher, similar to their installation on the Adelaide-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy, which are Australian-built derivatives of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. TCG Gediz became the first ship in the class to receive the Mk 41 VLS installation.[3]
The "short hull" ex-Perry class frigates that are currently being operated by the Turkish Navy were modified with the ASIST landing platform system at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, so that they can accommodate the S-70B Seahawk helicopter.
Ships
- TCG Gaziantep (F 490) ex-USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16)
- TCG Giresun (F 491) ex-USS Antrim (FFG-20)
- TCG Gemlik (F 492) ex-USS Flatley (FFG-21)
- TCG Gelibolu (F 493) ex-USS Reid (FFG-30)
- TCG Gökçeada (F 494) ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27)
- TCG Gediz (F 495) ex-USS John A. Moore (FFG-19)
- TCG Gökova (F 496) ex-USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13)
- TCG Göksu (F 497) ex-USS Estocin (FFG-15)
In addition the ex-USS Duncan (FFG-10) was sold to the Turkish Navy as a parts hulk
See also
References
- ^ Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey [dead link]
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009
- ^ Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey
- ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Turkey's Defense Industry Matures". Afcea International. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Turkish Maritime Task Group". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Lockheed Martin to upgrade weapons systems on Turkish frigates". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "MK 41 Naval Vertical Missile Launch Systems Delivered". Defenseindustrydaily.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "US approves $227 mln Lockheed arms sale to Turkey". Reuters.com. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
External links
- Official Turkish Navy Website Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Turkish Navy
- Turkishnavy.net: First Turkish Perry with the Mk-41 VLS
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