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Yıldırım 1979

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Yıldırım (ex-Defiance)	P338		Peterson, Sturgeon Bay, USA	10.1967	1968	9.1969 // 11.10.1973	sunk 11.4.1985
Bora (ex-Surprise)	P339		Peterson, Sturgeon Bay, USA	5.1968	7.12.1968	10.1969 // 28.2.1973	stricken 11.2000

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate Yıldırım (ex-Defiance) P338   Peterson, Sturgeon Bay, USA 10.1967 1968 9.1969 // 11.10.1973 sunk 11.4.1985 Bora (ex-Surprise) P339   Peterson, Sturgeon Bay, USA 5.1968 7.12.1968 10.1969 // 28.2.1973 stricken 11.2000

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	225
Displacement full, t	245
Length, m	46.9 pp 50.1 oa
Breadth, m	7.28
Draught, m	2.90
No of shafts	2
Machinery	CODOG: 2 Cummins 875V12 diesels / 1 General Electric LM-1500 Mk 7 gas turbine
Power, h. p.	1450 / 12500
Max speed, kts	16 / 40
Fuel, t	diesel / gas turbine oil 50
Endurance, nm(kts)	1700(16)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 2 - 12.7/90
Electronic equipment	SPS-53, SPG-50 radars
Complement	25

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Project history

Former USN Ashville class craft.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.