TCG Salihreis (F 246)

TCG Salihreis (F 246) is a Barbaros-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

TCG Salihreis underway in Çanakkale, 24 April 2015
History
Turkey
NameSalihreis
NamesakeSalah Rais
BuilderBlohm+Voss, Hamburg
Launched26 September 1997
Commissioned22 July 1998
IdentificationPennant number: F 246
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeBarbaros-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,100 tons standard
  • 3,350 tons full load
Length118.0 metres (387.1 ft)
Beam14.8 metres (49 ft)
Draught4.25 metres (13.9 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only
Range4,100 nautical miles (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement24 officers, 156 enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
  • Thales SMART-S Mk2
  • Decca 2040 BT
  • HSA D08
  • HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18
  • Sonar
  • SQS-56
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHangar and platform

Development and design
Main article: Barbaros-class frigate

Barbaros-class frigates were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are larger than the previous Yavuz-class frigates and are also faster due to using CODOG machinery rather than pure diesels.

The first two vessels (F 244 and F 245) are defined as the Barbaros class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-A) while the last two vessels (F 246 and F 247) are defined as the Salih Reis class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-B) by the Turkish Navy.

Salih Reis subclass ships are built with 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS and longer than Barbaros class vessels to accommodate 16-cell Mk. 41 VLS upgrade in the future while Barbaros-class vessels built with Mk.29 Sea Sparrow launchers that planned to be replaced by 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS.

Construction and career

Salihreis was launched on 26 September 1997 by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg and commissioned on 22 July 1998.[1]

On 29 April 2020, Salihreis was sent to assist the Royal Canadian Navy in search for a missing helicopter from HMCS Fredericton.[2]

She participated in the Operation Mediterranean Shield with NATO Naval Task Group-2, consisting of Spanish frigate Cristóbal Colón, Greek frigate Kountouriotis and TCG Gaziantep, conducted Crossing Training (PASSEX) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on 12 February 2021.[3]

References
  1. "BARBAROS CLASS (MEKO 200 Track IIA/B)". 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  2. "Turkey condoles with Canada over helicopter crash". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  3. "MSB: Doğu Akdeniz'de Geçiş Eğitimi yapıldı". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-13.

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