TCG Istanbul (F 515)

Istanbul (F 515) is an Istanbul-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

Istanbul-class frigate
History
Turkey
Name
  • Istanbul
  • (İstanbul)
NamesakeIstanbul
BuilderPendik, Istanbul
Laid down19 January 2017
Launched23 January 2021
CommissionedExpected, 2023
IdentificationPennant number: F 515
StatusIn Sea Trials
General characteristics
Class and typeIstanbul-class frigate
Displacement3,000 tonnes
Length113.2 m (371 ft 5 in)
Beam14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed
  • Economy: 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • Maximum: 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range6,570 nmi (12,170 km; 7,560 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 x RHIB
Complement125
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 3D search radar
  • ASELSAN ALPER LPI Surface Radar
  • AKREP (AKR-D Block B-1/2) Fire Control Radar
  • Sonar
  • Combat Management System: GENESIS ADVENT
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: ASELSAN ARES 2N
  • ECM: AREAS 2C
  • Decoy: Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesHangar and helipad

Construction and career

Istanbul was laid down on 19 January 2017 in which the ceremony was attended by Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Işık and senior military officers, including Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces. She was launched on 23 January 2021 by Pendik Naval Shipyard in Istanbul.[1][2] She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023.[3] As of 21 June 2023, the Turkish navy's first indigenous frigate TCG Istanbul has officially started its first sea trials. [4]

References
  1. "TCG Istanbul (F-515) Turkey's First Indigenous Vessel". New defence order. Strategy. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. Ozberk, Tayfun (2021-01-23). "Turkey launches the lead ship of I-class frigates "Istanbul"". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. "Mavi Vatan yerli ve milli sistemlerle korunacak". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. "Turkish Navy's First Indigenous Frigate TCG Istanbul Starts Sea Trials".
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