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GAZİANTEP frigates (1980-1983/1998-2003)
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Gelibolu 2007
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep (ex-Clifton Sprague) | F490 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, USA | 30.7.1979 | 16.2.1980 | 21.3.1981 // 27.7.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| Giresun (ex-Antrim) | F491 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 21.6.1978 | 27.3.1979 | 26.9.1981 // 27.7.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| Gemlik (ex-Flatley) | F492 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, USA | 13.11.1979 | 15.5.1980 | 20.6.1981 // 27.7.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| Gelibolu (ex-Reid) | F493 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 8.10.1980 | 27.6.1981 | 19.2.1983 // 1.1.1999 | in service (2019) | |
| Gökçeada (ex-Mahlon S. Tisdale) | F494 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 19.3.1980 | 7.2.1981 | 27.11.1982 // 27.7.1999 | in service (2019) | |
| Gediz (ex-John A. Moore) | F495 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 19.12.1978 | 20.10.1979 | 14.11.1981 // 30.6.2000 | in service (2019) | |
| Gökova (x-Samuel Eliot Morison) | F496 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, USA | 4.12.1978 | 14.7.1979 | 11.10.1980 // 23.7.2002 | in service (2019) | |
| Göksu (ex-Estocin) | F497 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, USA | 2.4.1979 | 3.11.1979 | 10.1.1981 // 4.4.2003 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3010 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4100 |
| Length, m | 125.9 wl 135.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 13.7 |
| Draught, m | 5.80 mean 6.70 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines |
| Power, h. p. | 40000 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine oil 587 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4200(20) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 Harpoon SSM / Standard SM-1MR SAM (4 RGM-84 + 36 RIM-66), 1 x 1 - 76/62 Mk 75, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS, 8 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (24), 2 helicopters (SH-2D) |
| Electronic equipment | F490-495: Furuno nav., SPS-55, SPS-49(V)4, Mk 92 Mod.4, SPG-60, Mk 90 radars, SQS-56 sonar, SLQ-32(V)2 ECM suite, 2x Mk 137 decoy RL (Mk 36 SRBOC system), SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, NTDS CCS F496, 497: Furuno nav., SPS-55, SPS-49(V)4, Mk 92 Mod.4, SPG-60, Mk 90 radars, SQQ-89(V)2 sonar suite (SQS-56 hull-mounted sonar + SQR-19(V)2 towed array), SLQ-32(V)2 ECM suite, 2x Mk 137 decoy RL (Mk 36 SRBOC system), SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, NTDS CCS |
| Complement | 215 |
Standard scale images
Gaziantep 2010
Graphics
Gelibolu 2007
Project history
Former USN Oliver H. Perry frigates.
Modernizations
2005-2007, all: lengthened (138.8m oa), helicopters were replaced by S-70B-28 Seahawk
2011, Gelibolu, Gökçeada: - NDS CCS; + Genesis CCS
2011, Gediz; 2012, Gökova; 2013, Göksu; 2014, Giresun: - SPS-49(v)4 radar, NTDS CCS; + 1 x 8 ESSM SAM (VLS, 32 RIM-162), SMART-S Mk 2 radar, Genesis CCS
2012, Gökova: - NTDS CCS; + 1 x 8 ESSM SAM (VLS, 32 RIM-162), Genesis CCS
Naval service
No significant events.
