G-class frigate
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. | |
| Class overview | |
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| 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) |
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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) |
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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.